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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: kennedy arap moi <ken_arapmoi@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 08:56:51 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ASSISTANCE FOR FUND RELOCATION



REQUESTING YOUR ASSISTANCE

I am Kennedy Arap Moi, the son of the former president ofKenya Mr Daniel Arap Moi. I came to know you in the course of mysearch for a reliable and God fearing partner, and Idecided to contact you, because I believe you are areputable person and I feel you can help me and my motherover this confidential matter.

I count on your integrity and honesty to be able to handlethis business. My father, Mr Arap Moi, was the formerpresident of Kenya,in East Africa. During his reign as thepresident, he had so many monetary dealings with a lot ofEuropean companies in my country and outside my country,and he uses these companies as a means Of transferringfunds to foreign accounts in Europe, America andAsia, all these funds where gotten from the sales of Goldand Diamonds,

Amongst the companies he registered was GOLDENBERGCOMPANIES, which he uses as front for funds deposit. He made atransfer of $76,000,000.(seventy six million AmericanDollars) to this company which never existed, the saidcompany has since been declared bankruptcy and liquidate,and the said funds has been deposited with a securitycompany in Europe where it is kept from for safekeeping.For more information you can click on this website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3338023.stm

And as the only child of my mother who is the 6th wife tomy father, he has given to us as our own share, which is this funds that is with the securitycompany in Europe. The money is kept in trunk boxes and was registered asprecious substances, thus there is nobody that knows thatit is money that is in the box. All the documents withwhich the money was deposited is with us (my mother and I)

I am looking for somebody that is capable and willing totravel to any part of Europe to receive the two trunk boxesof money on behalf of my mother and I from the securitycompany.We need a trust worthy and experience person thatwill help us to invest this money in your country and takeus as one family and will also buy a house for us over there where we can live safely we areexpecting to hear from you.

Please get in touch with me via my email and send me yourfull name and address, telephone and fax numbers to enable usdiscuss further about this transaction.

Best regards,Mr.Kennedy Arap Moi

NB:Please reply only to my private email addressbelow(ken_arapmoi@yahoo.co.in)for confidentiality







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