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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: Sadiq Arwarh <sfdiq@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:26:28 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Assalamu Alaikum



Salam,



INTRODUCTION:



I am Sadiq from Ivory Coast in West Africa, the only issue/son to Alhaji Faqih who was a well known business man and a great politician in my country.



ABOUT DEATH OF MY DAD:



My beloved Dad was killed on the 4th of July, 2005 being this year by the Forces to our present government during our president's campaign in our town ODIENNE, Northern side of Ivory Coast for the presidential coming election in our country in October. My dear, my purpose of contacting you
now is that, I and my beloved Mum Hajia Suhair find a document confirming deposit of a deposited trunk box with a security company in Europe which we have used contact information in the Document to communicate with the deposited company in Europe and they confirmed that the trunk box is still under their company custody after our introduction to their company as the family of their customer Alhaji Faqih Arwarh, who died on the 4th of July,2005.



Now, through my father's WILL which our family lawyer showed to me and my mother, confirmed that to us that real content of the trunk box with a security company in Europe is a total amount of 9.3 Million US Dollars but e (my late father) used OIL EQUIPMENT / AFRICAN ARTS WORKS as the REGISTRATION MARK for security reasons of the money in the trunk box, so till now, none of the security company knows the trunk box as box containing money, rather OIL EQUIPMENT / AFRICAN ARTS WORKS.



ASSISTANT REQUESTED FROM YOU:



I and my mother have decided to contact you in other to use you withdraw the trunk box from the hand of the security company as our foreign partner that we will be introducing to their company, upon your willingness to work with us with honest and sincerity without applying a cheating mind to us. Your percentage in this transaction will be highly negotiate before proceeding further.

Reply immediately with your direct number to enable me call you for an oral discussion with you for your proper understanding from me your brother.



Best Regards

Sadiq




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