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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: Mohammed1972@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 11:24:48 +0200
Subject: FROM :Dr. Kone Mohammed

ATTN :MANAGING DIRECTOR/C.E.O/MR/MS
FROM :Dr. Kone Mohammed.
Contract Review Panel Chairman,
Email:mohammed_kone1972@yahoo.com
Telephone:0022
Abidjan Cote D 'Ivoire.


Dear Respected One

LETTER FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE ON FUND TRANSFER

First,i must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction.This
by viture of its nature as being utterly confidential and TOP SECRET.

You have been recomended by an associate who assured me of your confidence
and your ability, reliability to prosecute a transaction of great magnitude
involving a
pending buisness transaction requiring maximum committment and trust.

We are top officials of the Federal Government contract reveiw panel which
i am the chairman controlling both the international and local contractors,
who are intrested
in importation of goods into our country with funds which are presently
trapped here in Cote d'Ivoire.In other to commence this business we solicit
your assistance to enable us transfer into your account the said trapped
funds which will has to do with bank to bank transfer.

The source of this fund is as follows:During the last regime here of General
Rorbert Geui in Cote d'Ivoire some government officials set up companies
and awarded
themselves contracts which were grossly over invoiced in various ministries
and parastatals.The government set up a contract review panel and we have
identified a lot of inflated contracts funds which are presently Deposited
in a BANK here in Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire .

However,by virture of my and our position as civil servants and members
of the nel,we cannot aquire this money in our name.I have therefore ,been
delegated because of my position and as amatter of trust by my colleagues
of the panel to look for an overseas patner into whose account we would
transfer the total sum of USD$20,500,000.00 [TWENTY MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS].

Hence i onbehalf of my colleagues are writting you this letter in this regards.We
agreed to share the money thus on your reciept and confirmation of this
money:

[1] 20% FOR THE ACCOUNT OWNER [YOU]
[2] 80% FOR US [THE OFFICALS]

It is from the 80% that we wish to commense the importation business.Please
,note that this transaction is 100% safe and we hope to commense the transaction
latest seven[7 ]days from the date of the receipt of the following information
bellow.

[A] COMPANY'S NAME BENEFICIARY OF ACCOUNT.

[B] YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBERS.

The above information will enable us commense the transfer of this funds
into your account in your country without delay and also to open an account
in your name.We are looking forward to doing this business with you and
solict your confidentiality in
this transaction.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using the above email address,telephone
number and fax number.I will bring you into the complete picture of this
pending project when i hear from you.

Yours Faithfully
Dr. Kone Mohammed


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