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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: FESTUS SANKOH <festussankoh1@zwallet.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 11:18:09 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED FROM MR FESTUS SANKOH.

FROM: MR. FESTUS SANKOH

TEL:(00225)07-66-44-35

ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE



Dear Respectful One,



Compliment of the day to you and your family,



I am writing this letter out of a genuine desperation to find a reliable partner in the unfolding transaction,i got your contact address through your country internet web directory on my desperate search for a reliable person/company for partnership inve

stments overseas,after going through your profile then i decided to propose a partnership business to you.Although I have been unjustly treated by my partner in a transaction so,I seek your help, attention and genuine co-operation to our mutual benefit a

nd 1 believe that you will not let down the trust and confidence 1 am about to repose on you.



MY NAME IS MR FESTUS SANKOH, I am 35 years old and for the past ten years,I have been working in a puublic Relations firm that pays me about two hundred dollars each month. On the 21st of february,our company made a very big financial breakthrough when w

e made contact with Alhaji A.O Shinkafi and began to supply him his cow medicines. Alhaji A.O. Shinkafi, THE PRESIDENT OF MAKAKI FARMS)is a millionaire farmer with CATTLE FARMS in MALI, SENEGAL, GUINEA, BURKINA FASO, CHAD REP, and a new one located at ZI

MBABWE. Moreover, he is the greatest supplier of cattle beef and other dairy products to the whole of West Africa. HE had informed us about the huge amount of money he spends on the purchase of a particular but very important cattle medicine. Precisely,

he buys US$ 5,000 per carton. He asked if our organisation can source for a cheaper supplier.



We did market research and discovered that we can buy these medicine in Europe for US$2,000 per carton. We moved a proposal to MAKAIK GROUP, to supply him at US$4,800 per carton which they accepted. As these supplies progressed and our company is doing f

ine,I requested to my boss for an increase in our salary.he was so upset that he sacked me without benefits and ten years of dedicated workmanship. I was so desperate that I went to the Makaki farms and infomed Alhaji A.O. Shinkafi that I have a foriegn

contact that will be willing to supply him this same products at US$4,000. Per carton.



ALhaji Shinkafi in turn confided to me that he is about to place order for one thousand cartons following a suspected outbreak of disease in his farms.I asured Alhaji Shinkafi that my forieng contact will be in the position to manufacture and supply to h

im,infact I convinced him that my former boss usually buy from my foriegn contact and that is why he sales to him at a higher price.HOWEVER,I INFORMED ALHAJI SHINKAFI THAT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY CASH IN ADVANCE BEFORE MY FORIEGN CONTACT WILL SUPPLY TO HIM.

For the moment he has stopped all contact with my boss.



Please consider on how to handle this profitable project and kindly contact me immediately on my direct line 225 07-66-44-35, for details and negotiations as regards my commission.However,I will insist that my commission will be 20% of the total profit.

Note : We will buy one carton at US$2,000,000. We sell to them at US$4,000,000 Dollars, our client pays cash before lifting of the goods. (They must not know our purchase point in Europe).



Thank you Regards,



Festus Sankoh.



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