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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: martin_williams@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 14:46:41 +0000
Subject: MR MARTIN AND MARY WILLIAMS.

MR MARTIN AND MARY WILLIAMS.
ASSYLUM CAMP ABIDJAN
COTE D'IVOIRE, WEST AFRICA.



STRICTLY & CONFIDENTIAL.

Attn ,

I am MR MARTIN WILLIAMS the only son of late former Director of finance,
DR EDWARD WILLIAMS Sierra-Leone diamond and mining porporation. I must confess
my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal. My late
father diverted this money meant for purchase of ammunition, for my country,
during the peak of disastrous civil war in my country, now he has deposited
the money with a BANK in Abidjan, where I am residing under political Assylum
with my younger sister MARY WILLIAMS who is 19 years old.

Now the war in my country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the
present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers
who served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel such person
at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it is
on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to furnish
me with your bank particulars:


1) Account name
2) Account number
3) Bank address, telephone and fax number
4) your private telephone /fax numbers

For you to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account, the
said amount is eitheen Million five hundred Dollars (US$18.500.000.00 Million).
I am compensating you with 15 % of the total money amount, now all my hope
is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country,
were their is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.

Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a
joke. My late father DR EDWARD WILLIAMS gave me the deposit slip issued
to him by by the BANK on the date of deposit, for you to be clarify because,
I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believe that you are able tokeep
this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of my life,
it is important.

Please write me immediately after you must have gone through my message
fill free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 15 %
of the total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you
might incure, I am resolving to give you an addition of 2% during this transaction.


N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment opportunities
which is risky free which I can invest with this money when it is transferred
to your account, personally I am interested in estate management and hotel
business, please advise me. And promise me and my younger sister to be our
guardian considering our situation and not to betray us.

And my late father used me the only son as the beneficiary / next of kin
on the day of deposit and also told me I need an assistance of a foreigner
with a legitimate bank Account abroad who will stand as co-beneficiary and
partner abroad to ensure a successful hitch free transfer of the fund abroad.

Thanks and God bless

Yours truly

MR MARTIN AND MARY WILLIAMS.

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