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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: skg_so1313@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 13:19:39 +0000
Subject: FROM;SOLOMON AND MOTHER.

FROM;SOLOMON AND MOTHER.
Avenue 16 Rue 42 Cocody
Abidjan Cote D Ivoire
West Africa.

DEAREST ONE,

INTRODUCTION.

I am Solomon Kkosi.the son of late DONALD Kkosi from Sierra Leone. I got
your contacts from the diary of late Rev. John Moses Bright my father's
friend, who died on January 2001 as a result of air crash involving Kenyan
Airways.

My source of your contact gave me the courage and confidence to rely on
you for assistance. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to
seek your assistance to transfer our cash of Sixteen Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($16;500.000) now in the confidence account of BIAO BANK
Abidjan CoteD'Ivoire West Africa.

SOURCE OF THE MONEY
===================

My late father,DONALD Kkosi a native of mende District in the Northern province
of Sierra Leone,was the General Manager of Sierra Leone Mining co-operation
(S.L.M.C.) Freetown According to my father, this money was the income accrued
from Mining. Co-operation's over draft and minor sales.
Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of Major Paul
Koroma and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost
destroyed my country, following the forceful removal from power of the civilian
elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels.

My father had already made arrangement for me and my Mother to be evacuated
to Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire with the LODGMENT RECEIPT he made with the Biao
bank in Abidjan through the aid of UN evacuation team.During the time of
war in my country,and following the indiscriminate looting of Public and
Government
properties by the rebel forces,the Sierra Leone mining co-operation was
one of the target looted and destroyed.

My father including other top Government functionaries were attached and
killed by the Rebels in November 2001 because of his relationship with the
civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. As a result of my father's death,and
with the news of my father's youger brother involvement in the air crash
in January, 2000 dashed our hope of survival.

The untimely death caused my sister's heart failure and other related
complications of which she later died in the hospital after we must have
spent a lot of money on her ending of last year.

I and my mther are alone in this strange country suffering without any care
or help. Without any relation, we are now like refugees.Our only hope now
is in you and we beg that you will never betray us,because this money is
the final hope we have.To this effect,I humbly solicit your assistance in
the followings ways.To help us forward your Bank account details and contact
the Biao bank here in Abidjan so that this money will be transfered into
your bank account for investment purpose and to make a good arrangement
for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you will
be our Adviser/Manager.

To secure a college for me in your country after you have transferred this
fund.

For your assistance,I have agreed with my mother that 15% of the total amount
will be for your effort Last,I urge you to keep this transaction strictly
confidential as no one knows our where about.Please as you shown your willingness,Forward
to us your full name,address and Tel/Fax numbers for easy contacts

Best Regards,

SOLOMON KKOSI AND MOTHER

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