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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: ernestbongani1@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 02:00:33 -0800
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

From: Evangelist Ernest Bongani
Tel: + 27-73-786-8904
E-mail:ernestbongani@box.az

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Evangelist Ernest Bongani, the first son of late Dr.John Bongani. I am a citizen of
Swaziland. My late father was the managing director of Aluminum Company in Swaziland
but unfortunately he died in the year 2002 after a protracted illness. Due to poor management
of the company in my country and for the fact that I am so dedicated to church activities
realized that I am too young to manage a large company of that type and most of the director
have already began to divert the net profit being generated from the company.

I therefore arrange with my father?s lawyer and sold the entire company to Mr. Alan Foster
from Poland at the price of US$20,500.000,00(Twenty Million,Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars). Due to constant pressure from some of my relatives and also fear
of likely attack on my family to hijack the fund, I arrange with my mother to transfer
the fund to one of the security and finance company in South Africa, where I am currently
staying with my mother and other sister. However, I am into pastoral activities now and
most of my time is been dedicated to church activities. At the moment, we want to transfer
the fund to overseas account for investment because there is no good investment atmosphere
here in South Africa.

I therefore need your assistance to enable me transfer the fund into your private/companies
account overseas so that we can relocate to plan for the investment of the fund through your
personal assistance. I need your assistance in investing the fund because I have
little experience of investment/management of the fund. It is also my plan that after the
successful transfer of the fund into your overseas account, I will first relocate my mother
and other sister to stay with you, while I will complete my theological school. What I need
from you is honest and sincerity because this fund is my life and the life of my family.

If you can assist us in this transaction, I will give you 25% of the total fund for your
assistance,and 5% for any expenses both parties may incur during the process of the transfer
while 70% will remain in your account for (2 years) to enable me complete my school and join
my family to plan for the investments.Please, be assured that this transaction is 100% risk
free. I await your soonest response.

Regards and God bless.
Evangelist Ernest Bongani.
NB, PLEASE REPLY TO THIS ALTERNATIVE E-mail:
ernestbongani@box.az

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