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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: anderson_a@tiscali.it
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 03:16:47 +0100
Subject: Attn: Soliciting For Your Partnership.

From: Mr. Anderson Abass,
Ministry of Urban & Rural development,
Mauritius.

Attn: Soliciting For Your Partnership.

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Mr. Anderson Abass, the Chairman of contract
award and monitoring committee of Ministry of Urban and
Rural Development , my duty as empowered by the Mauritius
Government is to provide the basic amenities, social
recreational activities in rural and urban areas, This
program includes assistance to deprived Local communities
and to co-ordinate projects and development at the national
level, Furthermore, from this projects we have been able to
secure some reasonable amount of US$22.5M (Twenty Two
Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only)
as commission from various Contractors resulting from over
invoicing, hence all the necessary approvals has been
completed.



This approved fund is now packaged and dispatched through a
security company for onward delivery to its final
destination.
These fund are first deposited into a vault security before
we arrange for its movement to Europe through diplomatic
channel using decoy purporting that the fund belongs to an
expatriate/company, as we are Government officials, we are
not allowed to operate/own foreign bank account, Hence we
need you to stand as the beneficiary and claim the fund on
our behalf from the security company.
Presently, I am now in Europe to search for a reliable
person/company of high integrity /dignity and one with
conscience who will claim this fund on our behalf as the
beneficiary, and we have agreed to give you 20% of the
total sum as commission for your assistance/effort. 5%
will be used to settle every expense incurred. We will use
75% to invest under your recommendations and guide and to
go into Joint venture business with you if you agree to
that.

I would greatly appreciate your assistance. I look forward
to your response as soon as possible.

Best regards,

Mr. Anderson Abass,
Ministry of Urban & rural development,
Mauritius.

N.B:Reply to my private e-mail address :

andersonabass@box.az


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