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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: elvis_powell2002@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 11:37:06 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20ELVIS=20POWEL=20IN=20ABIDJAN/PLS=20SAVE=20ME=20OUT?=

FROM ELVIS POWEL IN ABIDJAN/PLS SAVE ME OUT

Dearest,

Greetings in the name of God.

I got your contact address on my desperate search for areliable person/company
for partnership investments overseas. By introduction, I am ELVIS POWELL
a Sierra Leonian and son of late DR PHILLIP POWELL.

Before the death of my father he disclosed to me about the total sum of$7.5
million US dollars(SEVEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATESDOLLARS)
he deposited under a suspense account with a bank in Abidjan Cote d Ivoire.
This fund represent the huge Sales of Gold and Diamond he diverted whilein
office as the director general for Gold and Diamond Mining Co-Operation
in Sierra Leone .

For security reason according to my late father, he made an agreement withthe
bank that his partner/ beneficiary will come forward to submit his banking
details for onward transfer of the fund to his account.

DR PHILIP POWELL , 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 transferred to his/her account for partnership investment.

Right now, I am in Abidjan Ivory Coast, and I will like to transfer 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 submitit to the bank for transfer of the fund for
partnership investment you will
introduce in your country.

Note that after the transfer is made to your account, you will then withdraw
some money and send to us in order for me and my two sisters secure the
necessary documents to enable us come over to meet you for the investment.

On confirmation of your interest to assist us, the lodgement receipt of
the fund which was issued to my late father by the bank on the day he deposite
the fund will be forward to you for your confirmation.

I will like to know from you,How many percent that will be good for you
for your help in transfering this money, while 5% will be set aside forany
expenses that might arise during the transfer.


Indicate your interest as soon as you receive this mail, call me immediately
for more clarification phone number 00225 07 73 29 93.
I await to hearing from you.

Thanks and Remain bless,
Yours sincerely,
ELVIS POWELL.




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