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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.FREDRICK ADEBAYO" <fredrick_adeb@outgun.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 07:16:41 -0700
Subject: Expecting your response.

Attn:Friend,

I want you to patiently read this offer. I am Mrfredrick Adebayo
the Head of Delegation to the World Bank in WestAfrica.
I am the linkman between
the Organization For Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC
and the petroleum sector in a West African country. I also
attend OPEC meetings constantly in Geneva on the auspicies
of World Bank.

Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was
ableto make( us d 30.million), which is currently
deposited in a Security company in Europe. I want you to
assist me to claim this money as I cannot claim it directly
because I am still a civil servant, and the code of conduct
bureau forbids me to acquire such amount of money.

It is on this basis that I am contacting you for
assistance, If you will be interested, claim documents have
been processed and will be sent to you. The documents with
which the fund is deposited will be changed to reflect you
as the new beneficiary so that you will be eligible to
collect the fund on my behalf.

I will give you 30% of the fund for this assistance, while
60% will be for me and 10% will be for expenses that may be
incurred on both sides. I am aware of the international
monitoring of all large-scale financial movements after the
September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on America and to
avoid any state of financial investigation I will provide a
classified clearance paper from the relevant body which
will exonerate the money from either drug, money laundered
or terrorist related proceeds.
Kindly respond to my proposal through this my private
email; fredrick_adeb@outgun.com on the receipt of your mail
indicating interest. I want to assure you that there is no
risk attached in this transaction. You should also provide
me with your private telephone and fax numbers for easier
communication.

Expecting your response.

Best regards,

Mr fredrick adebayo.

contact me with Email:fredrick_adeb@outgun.com

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