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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: "Mr.Mario V.S.Correia" <marioseabra30@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: marioseabra20@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:00:53 +0000
Subject: i need your investment help!!

Good day,
I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and fragile political situation in my
country Guinea-Bissau but it has formed consistent headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins.
I am Mr. Mario Seabra Correia from the Republic of Guinea-Bissau i am the only Son of
Late Verissimo Seabra Correia, My late father before his death was Commander of
Guinea-Bissau's armed forces,My Father was kill by Guinea-Bissau President,in which he denyed.

The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the area of my future
investment and also for a help hand over some amount of money my Late father deposited for me
as beneficiary.This money is Nine Millon Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars my late father deposited
it for me some years ago,I am in refugee camp in Dakar Senegal now.i came here after the death
of my parents, i came to this country to search for a foreign partner to help me retrieve the money
from the Bank and also help me relocate to your country and invest in real estate and industrial
productions.I have contacted them so many times what they told me was due to my refugee
status they will not release it to me,that i should present somebody or a company to stand
on my behalf. i am now asking you to pls help me stand on my behalf to make this claim,
to stand as my partner oversea and in time of the investment as well.Please if you are
willing to assist me,indicate your interest in replying soonest.You can also contact
me at e-mail, marioseabra20@yahoo.com


you can read about the death of my late father in this newspaper report
<http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2004/10/06/guinea_bissau_soldiers_stage_mutiny_kill_army_chief?mode=PF>
waiting
Mr. Mario Seabra

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