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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: madamayida@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 03:52:45 +0100
Subject: Urgent Letter From Madam Ayida Donna


Dear Sir/Madam ,

I am Madam Ayida Donna from serrie- loene writing you from Cotonou, I beleive
by God grace I got your contact in confidence After asking for God's directions,Despart
I never disclose why I needed your contact to any body,I wish to know if
you can assist us in moving and handling both our fund of US$18.500 (eighteen
and five million dollars)and (850,0kg of gold dust) in investment Presently
the fund and gold is still in the Secure Trust Company,

where my late husband deposited it for safe keeping and my husband never
disclose the content to the company he only declear it as "family treasure"So
the company do not know the content to be money.Since you are involved in
assiciated business, I and my son will love if we will invest our fund in
your line of business.And help us look for buyer of gold over there, Since
we do not want to do anything here in Africa.

I and my son is in need of a God fearing person who will assist ureceive
this fund in Eruope or America, where we will invest it properly with the
person's advice.Actually I do not want involovement of any African because
of our affect.

If you can assist us recive this fund, kindly send to me your phone number,
address of where you want us to cargo the box.Because we want to finalise
this in five or six day from today. let me know you are interested to assist
us so that I will send to you phone number of me son for you to call him
and discuss on the persentage we will offer you.

and also send you aggreement for you to sign for our both trust and confidence.
Hope to receive your reply today.
please reply to me from my alternative email address:madam_ayida@mail8.com

Yours faithfully,

Madam Ayida Donna.



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