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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: solomonphillp@tiscali.it
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 11:15:26 +0000
Subject: MR SOLOMON PHILIP

MR SOLOMON PHILIP
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE,
WEST AFRICA.
CLL 225 0784 6826
EMAIL(aphillp@yahoo.fr)

ATTN;

I got your contact address on my desperate search for a reliable person/company
for partnership investments overseas. By introduction, I am Mr SOLOMON
PHILLIP a Sierra Leonean and son of late DR PHILLIP RAHIM.Beforethe death
of my father he disclosed to me about the total sum of $22 million US dollars
he deposited under a suspense account with a bank in

This fund represent the huge Sales of Gold and Diamond he diverted while
in office as the director general for Gold and Diamond Mining Co- Opretionin
in Sierra Leone .For security reason according to my late father, he made
an agreement with the bank that his ner/beneficiary will come forward to
submit his banking details for onward transfer of the fund to his account.DR
PHILLIP Ibrahim , my late father advice me

in case if he died that I should look for a foreigner who will stand as
the beneficiary of the fund so that the fund will be transfer to his/her
account for partnership investment. Right now, I am in Abidjan Ivory Coast,transferring
this fund to a trustworthy account .


Meanwhile, I am writing to know if you can stand as the beneficiary of the
fund and to also provide me your banking details so that I will submit it
to the bank for transfer of the fund for partnership nvestment you will
introduce in your country. Note that after the transfer is made to your
account,

you will then with draw some money and send to us in order for me and my
two sisters secure the ecessary documents to enable us come overto meet
you for the investment. On confirmation of your interest to assist us, the
certificate of deposit with the

lodgement receipt of the fund which was issued to my late father by the
bank on the day he deposited the fund will be forward to you for your confirmation.
10% of the total sum will be offered to you for your assistance, while 4%
will be set aside for any expenses that might arise during the transfer.
Indicate your interest as soon as you received this
mail, and note that this transaction need to be confidential.please I await
to hearing from you.

Endeavour to respond through this my ultanative email(aphillp@yahoo.fr)


Regards.


Mr SOLOMON



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