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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: abigail_muchangrai@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:19:28 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=3BMrs=20Abigail=20Muchangrai?=

From;Mrs Abigail Muchangrai
BP 232 Abobo Road
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire
West Africa.



Attn. Good Friend.

I am writting to seek for your noble and profeesional assistance in investing
fund my late husband died and left behind.

By introduction, I am Mrs Abigail a citizen of Makani in Republic of Sierra
Leone and wife of late Dr Desmond Muchangrai.

Dr Desmond Muchangrai my late husband was a well known Diamond dealer in
the whole west Africa before he died.

After his return business trip from Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire he was attacked
by unknown assassine in his house where he was rushed to the hospital and
later died after some days.
(May his soul rest in peace)

Before he died in the hospital he disclosed to me about the sum of three
million us dollars ($3,000.000) he deposited in a private security storage
company here in Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire.

According to my late husband he deposited the money and he instructed me
to claim the money and invest it overseas with a trustworthy Person/company
for our future life.

This is my reason for contacting you to know if you can render me a good
assistance in which the money will be lifted to your country for a lucrative
investments you will advice in your country or somewhere you will introduce.

Please I am appealing to you to assist me hence I have it in mind to establish
a rewarding relationship with you by giving you 20% of the total sum.

Because of this programe I and my first son (Demian Muchangrai) is right
now in Abidjan.

I have visited the security storage company with all the related documents
issued to my late husband at the time he deposited the money and confirm
it real.

Note that immediately the money is been lifted to your country you will
then make arrangement for our coming over to meet you for the investment.


Please help a widow woman like me as you will never have any thing to regret.

Looking forward to receive your positive response.


Thanks and Remain blessed.

Mrs Abigail and my Son Demian Muchangrai.



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