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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: "mary wemba" <mary_patrickwemba05@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 10:59:01 +0200
Subject: FROM;MRS MARY & MR.PATRICK WEMBA.

MRS MARY & MR.PATRICK WEMBA.
PHONE: 27-73-2394-779
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.


(HIGHLY PRIVATE CONFIDENTIAL)


I got your contact courtesy of the South African chamber of commerce and
Industry business Directory here in Johannesburg,My name is MRS MARY
WEMBA,the former wife of DEFENCE MINISTER JOHNSON WEMBA of the republic of
GABON in Central Africa.I and my only son are presently residing in
Johannesburg, South Africa where we are seeking political Asylum following
the latest dissolution of our 28 year-old marriage.


Before my marriage with the defence minister Johnson Wemba finally broke-up,
I was able to move out some reasonable sum of Money in US$ currencies out of
the Presidential Villa in Libraville, which I intend to invest for myself
and my only son. This fund amounts to a total of US$10M(Ten Million US
dollars)and this money is safely kept in the security vault of a private
security company in Johannesburg pending when I will find a trusted foriegn
business partner.


I am interested in any business you think can be very viable in your
country as long as the business will not fail me because the lives of me and
my son depends on this money as we may never in life go back to his father
who outrightly abandoned us. In your reply please indicate a few businesses
you think will be of mutual benefit to both myself and yourself. We will be
glad to part with a reasonable percentage of the total fund to you for all
your assistance towards moving this money out of Johannesburg to your
country and helping us in term of reasonable investment opportunities that
will be of mutualbenefitto my family and also your humble self.


Please indicate your willings and also include your private phone and fax
numbers for quicker communication, the above numbers are my privatetelephone
and fax numbers.For further enquiries, you may wish to call me or my son on
the above telephone numbers.

Please maintain absolute confidentiality of this previllaged piece of
information and proposal as it is never the wish of me and my son that His
father (Johnson Wemba) ever know our wayabout for life. Hoping to meet you
very soon as our business relationship improves.God bless you as we await
your favourable reply,

MRS MARY AND MR.PATRICK WEMBA.

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