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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: glorybetiot11@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 04:16:13 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20BUSINESS?=

FROM: MISS GLORY BETIOT.
Abidjan - Cote dIvoire.
Email- glorybetiot01@yahoo.co.uk

ATTN;

I am a young girl of 22 years old , by name Miss GLORY BETIOT the Daughter
of late of Dr FESTUS H. BETIOT. From LUANDA ANGOLA, one time by political
appointment Director of International Affaires Department of ANGOLA PETROL
ANDNATURAL GAS who died on a board meeting with the International Oil Gulf
Representatives, in September 11th 2001 at the World Trade Center in New
York City USA. Sorry I do not know whom you are in person, I feel strong
to write you concering my present predicament at stake now.

I was an under graduate student of 2rd year, studyingChemical Engineering
At University in LUANDA ANGOLA, before the date of the urgly incident occurred
last year. Although I lost my mother when she was putting to birth my younger
brother who leter died in the hospital with my mother fourtheen years ago
in London United Kindom.

Presently I am in Abidjan Cote dIvoire,where I am looking or seeking for
someone who will assist me in transfering the sum of money my father left
in a suspended account of a Bank here in Abidjan. The amount is Eight Million
US Dollars ($ 8,000.000.00). However since, I am his next of kin , I have
contacted you to stand as my Late fathers foreign parter to receive this
money into your account after which I will join you there. l am willing
to offer you 5% of the total sum of amount, to you for assistancing me and
you will handle the investment until l finished up my education, and any
expenses you made in this transaction must be minus including your percentage
before investing the money.

In addition I humbly solicit for you kindly assistance to help me in investing
this money into a good and profitable business, really my in tenssion for
contacting you is not only to help me in tansfering this fund out of Africa
but also to help me to invest the the money into a business that give at
least 100% profit in two years and nice school where l will finish up my
education.
I am assuring you that this transaction is hitch free and risky-free, Please
understand my condition and get to me as soon as possible and please I urge
you to keep this transaction confidential for my secuirty and the security
of the money. I will be waiting to hearing from you soonest, May God bless
you.Alternative Email ; glorybetiot01@yahoo.co.uk

With Best Regards.

Miss Glory Betiot.





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