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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: mariam isreal <mariam_isreal5@zwallet.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 18:07:16 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL

FROM: Mrs MARIAM HOPE ISREAL

C/O PRINCE SALIF ISREAL

ABIDJAN, COTE D’IVOIRE (IVORY- COAST)

TEL : (00225) 07-06-85-54



STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

ATTN : MANAGING DIRECTOR

REF : INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE



Dear sir,



I am writing with my personal respect with regards to

our reposed

personality / firm as a reliable, trustworthy and God

fearing. I got your

contact through the help of chamber of commerce in

Abidjan the capital of

COTE D’IVOIRE . In deed I am the wife of late Mr.

Michael Kovo Isreal from

Sierra Leone. I and my two children are presently

staying in Abidjan as

refugees, my husband was one of the Ministers of

Johnny Paul Koromah’ s

regime in Sierra Leone.



During the intervention of the ECOMOG Soldiers to

restore the presidency

of

Alhaji Tejan KABBAH from Johnny Koroma, my husband

was among the 23

executed

Ministers. As our bread winner is dead ( my husband)

and our stay in Sierra

Leone is no more safe, I and my two children decided

to move to COTE

D’IVOIRE a neighbouring African Country for safety.

Due to our status in

COTE D’IVOIRE as refugees I was forced to lodge our

family funds (USD $ 25.

5 million) and some treasures like gold and diamond

in a Security Company

here in Abidjan.



Ever since then we have been receiving help from our

mission, because we

are staying in one of the visitors villa in the

church premises and attend

fellowship and worship fully. I hope you will be

touched to understand my

request.

You will provide or look for a lucrative venture

where this money can be

invested on. We have agreed to invest our money

viable in any overseas

country through your assistance and directives,

especially in hotel or real

estate management.



Before proceeding, we will get to be more familiar

and also go into an

understanding working agreement because our family’s

future now depends on

this money. The boxes containing the money and

treasures were all

deposited

and registered as a family treasures. This was done

for security reasons.

We would like to know what you will take as your

percentage for assisting

us.



We sincerely wish to introduce and make you our

business partner and

overseer of our proposed investment in your country.

I need potential buyers for the gold and diamond.

We are prepared to send all the documents regarding

to this deposit as soon

as you show your immediate response by phone or by

Fax, do not fail to give

me your telephone and fax numbers.



Best Regards,



MRS MARIAM ISREAL.




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