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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: jane abbas <janeabb230as@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 12:12:13 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL



FROM: MRS,JANE.V.ABBAS

TEL:+27=83=997=4113

ATTN:C.E.O

I am Mrs. JANE.V.ABBAS, the wife of the former adviser suliman H. Abbas, who is in charge of arms and acquisition to the current president of Sierre leone, His excellency, Ahmed Kabbah.Following the civil war in my country, the head of state delegated my husband to arrange for arm purchase from republic of south Africa through independent arms dealer.

He was directed to purchase arms worth TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$25 000,000.00.) On arrival in South Africa through diplomatic means, he deposited the money in a private security company with the name of our first son Ahmed Abbas and declared it to be official consignment belonging to his foreign affiliate based overseers

On getting back home he was hijacked and killed by unknown people, I became widow over night. God so kind, all the papers for deposition of this with the company is with us, I did not waste time to run away with my sons and daughter to the republic of south Africa. On getting to South Africa, we could not find it easy to bring the consignment out off the Company, they demanded for foreign partner information that is based in oversea. Due to these, For that we are looking for a reliable trustworthy person who can help us to transfer this to His or Her private account oversea.

I ran into your name through net work search and I decided to contact you and see if you could be of any help to us. We intend to compensate you with 25% of the total sum, if you agree in transferring this into any of your account oversea. 5% will be mapped out in case of any country of which you will be guide to us in your country.

Please should this meet your utmost consideration, please contact me through the above specified email addresss, please feel free to ask a question you consider necessary. This transaction is 100% risk free,Please include your private telephone and fax number for easy communication. Remember to keep this transaction secret for reason.

I expect your urgent call as soon as possible or
[e-mail:janeabb230as@yahoo.co.in / thanks and remain blessed.

Best Regards

MRS.JANE.V.ABBAS.








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