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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: j_mbamaka@tiscali.it
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 13:21:36 +0000
Subject: FROM: MRS.JUSTINA MBAMAKA.

FROM: MRS.JUSTINA MBAMAKA.
SON : KENVIN MBAMAKA
ABIDJAN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Phon:0022507752718

Dearest in the Lord ,
I am well confident of your capability of executing this transaction for
the mutual benefit of our both families,believing that you will not exposeor
betray the trust and confident I am about to repose on you.I am contacting
you with the greatest delight and personal respect.

I am MRS.JUSTINA MBAMAKA, the wife of late
DR BENARD MBAMAKA the personal Assistant to the former minister of
Mineral Resources of the Republic of
Sierra-Leone who was recently murdered by the Forces Loyal to Corporal Foday
Sankoh, due to his support to the incumbent elected President Tejan Kabbah
to remain in the office as reported on the cable Network News(CNN)and by
the

BritishBroadcasting Corporation (BBC). I got your contact on my desprate
search for a reliable person / company for partner ship investment overseas
believing
you are sincere and trustworthy person and of transparent honesty and capable
of handling this transaction to the best of your knowledge for the mutual
benefit of our both families.Before thé death of my husband he disclosed
to me about thé total sum of (13, million US dollars ) he deposited under
a suspence account with a bank Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire .

This fund represent thé huge sales of Gold and Diamond he diverted while
in office as thé Assistant to the director general of Gold and Diamond mining
coperation in Sierra Leone.

For security reason according to my late husband he made an agreement with
thé bank that his partner/beneficiary will come forward to submit his/her
details for the retrevement of the fund to his/her bank account .DR BENARD
MBAMAKA, my late husband adviced me incase 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 reteved to his / her account for partner ship investment.Right
now, I am in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire with my son
KENVIN MBAMAKA for thé porpose of transfering this fund to a trust worthy
account.

Meanwhile,I am writing to know if you can stand as thé beneficiary of the
fund for onward investment that you will introduce in your country.Note
that after thé retrevement is made you can then travel with you to your
country for the investment ,you will also provide me and my son to secure
thé necessary documents to enable us travel with you for the investment.

On confirmation of your interest to assist us, the certificate of deposit
with other documents that covers they fund which was issued to my late husband
by the bank on the day he deposited the fund, will be forwarded to you for
your confirmation and 20% of thé total sum will be offered to you for your
assistance while 5% will be set aside for any expences that might arise
during thé transaction.

Indicate your interest as soon as you recieved this mail, and note that
this transaction need to be confidential for securty reasons.

God bless you and your family I am waiting to hear from you.

Best Regards
justina mbamaka and son


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