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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.James Mbeku" <mbekujames@netscape.net>
Reply-To: "Dr.James Mbeku" <jamesmbeku@netscape.net>
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 02:18:50 +0100 (CET)
Subject: ASSISTANCE FOR BUSINESS TRANSACTION


Attention,

I would like to request your assistance in a business transaction of mutual benefit, I am
an American and a member of The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),
our committee is in charge of contracts awards and payment for all contractors who
executes contracts in the rebuilding of Iraq. We are currently in Europe for the payment of
some contractors who executed contracts in Iraq, For more about our operations log onto

http://www.rebuild-iraq-expo.com/

They was an over draft contract we just discovered for US$20 Million Dollars and with our
influence in this panel we can successfully present you/or your company to claim the
above funds.

We have agreed to share the money thus:

1. 20% For You.
2. 80% for us (the officials) and

Please note that this transaction is 100% safe and we hope to commence the transfer
latest seven (7) banking days from the date of the receipt of the following information by
e-mail of your Full name/ company's name if any, Tel. & Fax Nos.

The above information will enable us write letters of claim and job description
respectively. This way, we will use your company's name to re-apply for payment and
re-award the contract in your company's name. We

are looking forward to doing this business with you and solicit your confidentiality in this
transaction.

Yours faithfully,
Dr.James Mbeku
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