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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: jdube@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:46:44 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?raply=20needed?=



JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
ALT:jam005_dube@yahoo.com
ATTENTION:SIR,

I am MR.JAMES DUBE, the chief accountant of Africa Development
Bank(ADB).During the last audit last year, I discovered some accounts without
any transaction for 2years. While doing verifications, I discovered that
the owner of this account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas, a Foreigner, and a miner
at Charge Gold Company, a Geologist by profession and died since 2000.
the
dormancy of the account has divert attention from it and currently the
account balance is Thirty Six Million United States Dollars.

I will/capable of transfering US$36Million into your safe overseas account.I
am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be transfered
to alocal indigene as Mr. Smith B.Andreas. We will sign an agreement to
this effect, as this requires urgent execution of the transfer.

Meanwhile, I only got your contact from internal Affairs department; with
believe in God that you will never let me down in this business,considering
my position as apublic servant. So far, I have made contact with only you
In view of this and hope that you will acknowledge receipt of this mail
and your position as regards the transaction.

Inclusive are your private telephone and fax numbers including the full
details of your account to be used For the deposit. I want us to meet face
to face to sign a binding agreement to bind us together so thatyou can
be safe and free with each other. And I will fly to your country for withdrawal
and sharing and other investment.

Fact is that Your standing as a foreigner will facilitate the release of
the funds to you. I need a truthful and God fearing person in this business
because I do not want to make a mistake so I need your strong assurance
and trust. With my position in the office I don't want anything that will
jeopardize my job so I advice this transaction should be confidential.

I will also use my influence to secure the neccessary documents and legal
obligations to transfer the funds satisfactorily into your account. When
transfer to your account is complete, you will be given 20% of The total
amount, 75% will be for me, while I will take care of expense incured by
both parties during the transactionafter confirmation of the transfer to
your account.

I look forward to your urgent acknowledgement.

James Dube.



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