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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: Garuba Adams <garuba_adams2005@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 19:13:55 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Please get in touch with me


From: Mr.John Damijo Office.
Manager of (ADB).
Bank Of African Development.
Kara Branch
Togo/West Africa

Attn:Dear,

My name is Garuba Adams, I am the regional manager of African Development Bank Kara/Togo branch in the Greater region Kara/Togo.

I got your information during my search through the Internet. I am 56 years of age and married with 3 lovely kids. It may interest you to hear that I am a man of Peace and don't want problem, I only hope we can assist each other.
If you don't want this business offer kindly forget it as I will not contact you again.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as the regional manager of the African Development Bank.

it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city Lome at the end of each year.

On the course of the last year 2005 end of year report,I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made (Six Million Five Hundred United States Dollars)*($6.5,000.000.00) which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of.

I have since place this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank I can not be directly connected to this money, so this informed my contacting you for us to work so that you can assist receive this money into your bank account for us to SHARE.

While you will have 40% of the total fund,which 10% will be map out for any expenses that will incur in the process of transferring this money because this is bank transaction and also money is now in suspend account and needs to be reactivate before it start functioning in your name as the depositor;Note there are practically no risk involved, it will be bank to bank transfer.

All I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of this fund who made the deposit with our branch so that my Head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account.

If you accept this offer to work with me, I will appreciate it very much. As soon as I receive your response I will details you on how we can achieve it successfully.

Best regards,

Mr.Garuba Adams.


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