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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: "DR. GOMEN I. BLONDIL" <dr_gomen@maktoob.come> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dr_gib2030@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:22:11 +0400
Subject: I NEED YOUR QUICK RESPONSE

FROM: Dr.Gomen I.Blondil
Chairman Contract Review Panel,
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.
West Africa.
ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL (dr_gib2030@yahoo.com)

DEAR FRIEND.
LETTER FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE ON FUND TRANSFER.
First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction.

This by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidentialand TOP SECRET.

I got your contact in our search for a foreign partner who has the
Ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction of great magnitude
Involving a pending business transaction requiring maximum confidence.

We are top officials of the Federal Government contract review panel
Who are interested in investment in your 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.

The source of this fund is as follows:
During the last regime here of General
Robert Guei in Cote D Ivoire some government official's set up companies and awarded themselves contracts which were grossly over Invoiced in various ministries.
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 virtue of our position as civil servants and members of the panel, we cannot acquire this money in our name.
I have therefore, been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues to look for An overseas partner into whose account we would transfer the total sum of U.S D$25,500,000.00 [TWENTY FIVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS].

Hence we are writing you this letter.
We agreed to share the money thus: [1] 20% FOR THE ACCOUNT OWNER [YOU], [2] 80% FOR US [THE OFFICALS] It is from the 80% that we wish to commence investments in your country as you will also stand as our foreign agent over there.

Please note that this transaction is 100% safe and we hope to commence 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.
[C] BANK ACCOUNT/SORT/ABA/ROUTING NUMBERS WHICH THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED TO.
[D] YOUR BANK ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBERS/FAX NUMBERS.

The above information will enable us commence the transfer of this funds into your account in your country without delay We are looking forward to doing this business with you and solicit your confidentiality in this transaction.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using the above email address;
I will bring you into the complete picture of this pending project when I hear from you.

With Kind
Regards,
Dr.Gomen I.Blondil

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