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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: lorita ebiye <loritaebiye@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 20:36:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From Mrs Lorita Ebiye.(Please I need your Help)


From Mrs Lorita Ebiye.
Abidjan,Cote d' Ivoire
West African,
Please you can reply this email box:
lorita.ebiye@voila.fr

Urgent Assistance/Confidencial

Dear Sir,

I presume that we have not met neither have we
communicated before.Firstly,my name is Mrs Lorita
Ebiye. I am the wife of late Mr.Williams Ebiye My late
husband Mr.Williams Ebiye who was a business tycoon
based here in Cote d'Ivoire was also the chairman
Chief Executive Hills Hotels.

Died last month at the age of 49 after a brief illness
at Eko Hospital here in Cote D'Ivoire Could you
believe that the tradition and costum of the town and
state where my late husband came from demands that any
woman who does not have a male child for the husband,
that when ever the husband dies, all the properties
including cash will be shared among the late husband
brothers and the woman will be sent out of the husband
house just like that.

My dear, this is exactly what I am going through right
now since last month my husband died. My late husband
brothers has taken all the properties belonging to my
late husband including bank account and as well sent
me out of my husband house just because I do not have
a male child for my late husband. This is a weaked
tradition and believe.

As am talking to you now,I and my daughter are going
through hell at the moment.Right now,I am having in my
possition all
the vital documents relating to the sum of $17 million
dollars which my late husband deposited with a bank
here in ( ABIDJAN )COTE D ' IVOIRE , and he made all
the vital documents with my name as the next of kin
before his death.

Please remember that I cannot make use of this fund
here due to forces surounding me at the moment. Please
have mercy at the poor widow like me and help me out
of this mess.

I strongly believe that the only way I can secure this
money for myself is to act fast now and lift this
money overseas, that is the main reason why I am
contacting you for your assistance.

Please, as soon as this fund is lifted into your
country , you can go ahead and have 15% for your time
and patience in helping me. Please if you are willing
to help, kindly reply to me through this E-mail
Address.

I look forward to hearing from you immediately.

Sincerely,

Mrs Mrs Lorita Ebiye.




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