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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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• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • angelaguei@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ANGELA GUEI <gueiangela@netscape.net>
Reply-To: angelaguei@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:44:54 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE PLEASE.


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Sir,


I am Mrs.Angela Guei, the wife of late GENERAL ROBERT
GUEI Ex-Military Head of State of Ivory Coast, who was murdered along
with the interior minister on the 19th of September 2002. . I contacted
you because of my need to deal with persons whom my family and I have
had no previous personal relationships. Since the murder of my father,
I have been subjected to all sorts of harassments and intimidation with lots of negative
reports emananting from the Government and the Press
about my family, the present Government of LAURENT GBAGBO has also
ensured that out bank accounts are frozen and all assets seized.

It is in view of this that I seek your co-operation and assistance in
the transfer of this sum of Twenty Seven United States Dollars only
(US$27,000,000.00) being the very last of my family
fund in my possession and control. After the murder of my father, the
present Government seized all our properties and froze all our accounts
both local and international.

My only hope now is this cash my father carefully packed and
deposited as Artifacts with a Securty/Finance Company outside Ivory Coast, this
sum of US$27M can easily be withdrawn or paid to a recommended
beneficiary.

The security/Finance Company based on my instructions will release
the fund to you. You are to be presented as my business partner who will
be fronting for me in subsequent ventures and in truth you will be fronting for me in the areas of business you deem profitable.

To show my preparedness and appreciation to conduct this business with you, I shall give you and your family US$5.4M of the funds and 20% commission on all proceeds realized from the investment of this fund. Also, US$1.35M is to be set aside for any eventual cost that may occur in the process of this transaction. Please, I need your full support and
co-operation for the success of this venture. I plead with you to treat
as urgent and confidential.

This is a delicate issue, which demands a great decree of secrecy, have my current political status in mind.

Also, endeavor to contat me through this email :- angelaguei@netscape.net

I await your immediate response.

Sincerely,

Mrs.Angela Guei

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