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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: "faith nsakka" <mrs_faith3@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 09:47:24 +0000
Subject: REPLY ME ASAP

Dear Friend,

I know you will be surprised to read from me,but please consider this letter
as a request from a family in dare need of assistance,Firstly, I must
introduce myself, I am Mrs. Faith Nsakka Chile from Cote D'ivoire. I am the
wife of late Brigadier Badou Nsakka Chile My husband was a Brigadier
incharge of arms ammunitions procurement in the Cote D'ivoire army.

In his "Will",he specifically drew my attention to US$20 Million which he
deposited in a safe box of a private Security Company, as a treasure box,
fully documented in our first son's name (Mr. David Nsakka Chile).

My beloved son, I wish to draw your attention to US$20million(Twenty-
Million United States Dollars). I deposited the box containing the fund in a
private Security Company. Before the coup d'etat that took place in our
country, I was very dedicated and committed to be promoted to the post of
personal assistance to the president against until when I found out that
senior army officers and top government functionaries were busy helping
themselves with government funds and properties and sending them to foreign
countries".

Due to this when I was assigned by the President (President Henry Konan
BEDIE) to purchase arms from South Africa, I saw this as a golden
opportunity and diverted the fund for my personal use.

In case of my absence on each as a result of death only, you should solicit
for the transfer of the fund out of this shore for investment purposes.


From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depend on this fund, as such I will be grateful if you can assist my son who
is in Lome-Togo for now as an asylum seeker,and the financial laws and
regulations of the Republic of Togo do not permit an asylum seeker to
operate in a bank or invest.

In view of this, I intend to invest these funds, hence I have contacted you
,I am offering you 20% of the total funds 10% for any expences incured in
course of the transfer of these funds,and 70% will be for my Son and i for
our personal investments and usage.

I am converting the idea that Satan the Devil wanted to use these funds for
the purchse of Armunition to destroy lives to the preaching of the gospel of
Christ Finally, modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed
to you once we have established trust and confidence between ourselves.


Please treat this matter as very urgent,for privacy.

I await for your response after going through this massage.

God bless you for your care.

Sincerely yours.

Mrs Faith Nsakka chile.

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