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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: engr_sullivan3@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 18:07:40 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=20Mr=2E=20Sullivan?=

URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Engineer Richard Sullivan
Shell Petroleum South Africa.

Attn: MANAGING DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/CEO

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Engineer Richard Sullivan, a Director of the Contracts Award and review
Department with the Shell petroleum South Africa. I am contacting you on
the business
of transferring the sum of US$20,500,000.00.(Twenty Million, five Hundred
thousand United
States Dollars only) into a safe foreign account and the need is very urgent.
I got your
contact from the South-Africa Chambers of Commerce and it is with business
trust that made
me to contact you on this matter.I write to solicit for the transfer of
this money into
your account. This Money was generated from an over Invoiced contract sum
in my corporation.
I am contacting you for your help and partnership for the following two
reasons:
(1) As a civil servant, I am not permitted to own foreign accounts due to
civil service code of conduct.
(2) My present financial resources as a civil servant will not be sufficient
for me to handle

the transfer alone successfully without financial assistance from a reliable
foreign partner

abroad like you. 20% of this sum would be for you as compensation for using
your Bank

account in transferring this money, 5% would be used to re-imburse the expenses
made by

both parties during the processing of the transfer which includes, telephone
bills, traveling

expenses and fees. While 75% is for me.Please note that I will arrange to
meet with you

immediately after the successful conclusion of the transfer, the 75% share
of mine will be

used for investment overseas. Your assistance and co-operation is highly
needed. I assure you

that this transaction is 100% risk free. If you are interested I will require
your banking

information as mentioned below:
1. Name to be used as beneficiary and beneficiary address.
2. Your private and confidential telephone/ fax number(s)and Cell phone.
3. Your bank name and address, your bank Telephone and fax number(s). I
hope to conclude

this business within the next fourteen- (14) working days. Looking forward
to your

anticipated and urgent positive response via e-mail. at: richardsullivan1@kaixo.com


Best regards,

Richard Sullivan




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