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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: mary_dunga@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 14:49:17 +0000
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP

MISS MARY DUNGA,
ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIRE,
FROM Mary & ARTHUR,

My name is Miss Mary dunga. The only daughter of Late General Mohammed dunga
the former Director of military inteligence and special acting General
Manager of the Sieria Leone Diamond mining coperation (SLDMC ). I am contacting
you to seek your good assistance to transfer and invest USD 18 million belonging
to my late father which is deposited in a bank in Abidjan. This money is
revenues from solid minirals and diamonds sales which were under my fathers
possession before the civil war broke out. Following the brake out of the
war, almost all government offices, coperations and parastatals were attacked
and vandalized. The (SLDMC) was loothed and burnt down to
ashes, and diamonds worth millions of dollars was stolen by the rebel military
forces who attacked my fathers office.Many top government officials and
senior army officers were assasinated and my father was a key target because
of his very sensitive military possition and appointment in the (SLDMC).
Regreatably,
my father was captured and murdered along with half brother in cool blood
during a mid-night rebel shoot-out when our official residence in freetown
was
armbushed by Fordey Sanko the notorious rebel leader.My mother sustainded
very sever bullet injuries which resulted to her untimely and painful death
in a private hospital here in Ivory Coast. Now I am alone in a totally strange
country without parents, relatives or any body to care for me at my tender
age. Before my mother died, she told me that my father deposited some money
which he made from diamond sales and contracts at this bank here in Ivory
Coast and that I should pray and find a trust worthy foreign business partner
who would help me to transfer and invest this money in profitable business
venture overseas. She told me to do this quickly so that I can leave Ivory
Coast with my cousin brother-Arthur who is here in the camp with me, and
then settle down abroad. She gave me all the bank documents to prove
the deposit and then told me that my father used my name as the only daughter
to deposit the money in the bank.She told me that this is the reason why
we came to Ivory Coast. My mother died afterwards. May her
spirit rest in perfect peace.I have gone to the bank to make inquires about
thismoney and I spoke with the director of International remittance who
assured
me that everything is ok and promised to help me transfer this money to
my
foreign partners bank account as soon as I provide my partners foreign bank
account for them. However, the director is very concerned because of my
age, I am 21years and as such promised to help me and he would like to speak
with my partner to ensure that this money is invested wisely in any profitable
business
because of his personal interest and sympathy for me.If you are willing
to assist me, please let me know immediately.Please note that I can only
offer you 15% of the total money as compensation for your noble assistance
in accodiance with my mothers advise.I am hoping to hear from you urgently,
so that I can stop looking for another foreign partner.

Thank you and God bless .
Miss. Mary dunga

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