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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: glorybtt@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 06:41:41 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?HELLO=20=20=20DEAR?=

FROM: MISS GLORY BETIOT. Abidjan - Cote dIvoire.

ATTN;

I am a young girl of 22 years old , by name Miss GLORY BETIOT the
Daughter
of late of Dr FESTUS H. BETIOT. From LUANDA ANGOLA, one time by
political
appointment Director of International Affaires Department of ANGOLA
PETROL
ANDNATURAL GAS who died on a board meeting with the International Oil
Gulf
Representatives, in September 11th 2001 at the World Trade Center in
New
York City USA. Sorry I do not know whom you are in person, I feel
strong
to write you concering my present predicament at stake now. I was an
under
graduate student of 2rd year, studyingChemical Engineering At
University
in LUANDA ANGOLA, before the date of the urgly incident occurred last
year.
Although I lost my mother when she was putting to birth my younger
brother
who leter died in the hospital wi th my mother fourtheen years ago in
London
United Kindom. Presently I am in Abidjan Cote dIvoire,where I am
looking
or seeking for someone who will assist me in transfering the sum of
money
my father left in a suspended account of a Bank here in Abidjan. The
amount
is Eight Million US Dollars ($ 8,000.000.00). However since, I am his
next
of kin , I have contacted you to stand as my Late fathers foreign
parter
to receive thismoney into your account after which I will join you
there.
l am willing to offer you 5% of the total sum of amount, to you for
assistancing
me and you will handle the investment until l finished up my education,
and any expenses you made in this transaction must be minus including
your
percentage before investing the money. In addition I humbly solicit for
you kindly assistance to help me in investing this money into a good
and
profitable business, really my in tenssion for contacting you is not
only
to help me in ta nsfering this fund out of Africa but also to help me
to
invest the the money into a business that give at least 100% profit in
two
years and nice school where l will finish up my education. I am
assuring
you that this transaction is hitch free and risky-free, Please
understand
my condition and get to me as soon as possible and please I urge you to
keep this transaction confidential for my secuirty and the security of
the
money. I will be waiting to hearing from you soonest, May God bless
you.Alternative e-mail glorybee202@yahoo.com
With Best Regards
GLORY BETIOT



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