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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: peter michael <peter_michael17@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: peter_michael02@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:57:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attn, ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE



FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING=20
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT LOME
LOMEGAN TOGO
FROM: DR.PETER MICHAEL
=A0
ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE
=A0
I write to inform you of my desire to acquire estates or landed properties =
in your country on behalf of the Director of Contracts and Finance Allocati=
ons of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in Togo.

Considering his very strategic and influential position, he would want the =
transaction to be as strictly confidential as possible. He further wants
his identity to remain undisclosed at least for now,untill the completion o=
f the transaction.Hence our desire to have an overseas agent.

I have therefore been directed to inquire if you would agree to act as our =
overseas agent in order to actualize this transaction.The deal, in brief, i=
s that the funds with which we intend to carry out our proposed investments=
in your country is presently in a coded account at the Togo Apex Bank i.e(=
the BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST)and we need your assi=
stance to transfer the funds to your country in a convenient bank account t=
hat will be provided by you before we can put the funds into use in your co=
untry. For this, you shall be considered to have executed a contract for th=
e Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in Togo for which payment should be=
effected to you by the Ministry, The contract sum of which shall run into =
US$18 800 000 Million,of=A0 which your share shall be 20% if you agree to b=
e our overseas agent.

As soon as payment is effected, and the amount mentioned above is successfu=
lly transferred into your account, we intend to use our own share in acquir=
ing some estates abroad. For this=A0 too you shall also serve as our agent.=
In the light of this, I would like you to forward to me the following info=
rmationed below:

1. Your company name and address if any
2. Your personal fax number
3. Your personal telephone number=A0 for easy communication.

You are requested to communicate your acceptance of this proposal through m=
y above stated email address after which we shall discuss in details the mo=
dalities for seeing this transaction through.

Your quick response will be highly appreciated.=20
=A0
Thank you in anticipation of your cooperation.

Yours faithfully,

DR.PETER MICHAEL=0A=0A=0A ____________________________________________=
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