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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: "ahmed coulibally" <ahmed_coulibally19@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:49:16 +0000
Subject: A Management Trust.

Dearest Sir,

I am pleased to introduce myself; my name is AHMED COULIBALLY, a native of
South Africa, and an employee of South Africa Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Resources currently here in London, United Kingdom on official trade
mission.

I am writing this letter to request your assistance in order to redeem an
investment interest currently held under trust with the South African
Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources. The said investment now valued at
$4,825,750 million USD was originally purchased by the investor and leased
to the FREE STATE CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY in 1975.

Since maturity of this investment in September 1998, several attempts have
been made without success to contact the said investor. And there is no way
to contact any of his relatives in whose favour the investment value can be
paid.

My partner who is the account director at the same ministry and his
colleague have carefully initiated the process of filing a claim for this
money, with the hope of transferring this money abroad under your trust. My
partners will file a claim for this money indicating that you were appointed
by the investor to be the beneficiary to this fund. When the claim is
approved, you as beneficiary will be paid the sum of $4,825,750 million USD.

I would like to assure you that there is absolutely nothing to worry about
in view of this claim; it is perfectly safe with no risk involved. This
claim is also secured from all forms of inquiries because my partners will
be handling it directly on your behalf in South Africa. Please ensure to
keep this matter strictly confidential because we are still in active
government service in South Africa.

Since the money will be paid directly to any bank of your choice, you have a
responsibility to ensure that my partners and I receive 60% of the total
sum, while keeping 40% for your assistance. The percentages stated shall be
applied to the balance, after applicable taxes and/or any other deductions
associated with this claim have been made.

I want to assure you that my partners are in a position to make payment of
this claim possible, provided you are ready to meet with us to give us very
strong guarantee that our share will be well secured, and that you will not
take advantage of our position in this deal. If this proposal is acceptable
to you, please reach me at my confidential email address:
ahmed_coulibally1@hotmail.co.uk.

Truly yours,

Mr. AHMED COULIBALLY

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