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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: Caroline Kabba <kabbafamily77@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 11:59:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Your Help Please


From: Mrs Caroline Kabba
Abidjan Coted'ivoire
Tel:+22507381887
Dearest,

Please do reply me with the mail above and also send me your direct mail to reach you.

I know that this mail may come to you as surprise , I am Mrs Caroline Kabba the wife to Dr Edward Kabba the former director general of Sierra-leone Gold and diamond corporation who was assasinated by the rebels loyal to Foday Sankoh the (R U F) leader. I managed to escape my country with my son James.

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my Son (James) intend to establish in your country.

Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life. There is this huge amount of Fifteen million U.S dollars($15,000,000.00) which my late Husband kept for us with a Security Firm in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire before he was assasinated by the Rebels in a Metallic Trunk Box.

Now I and my Son have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.We want you to helps us claim and retrieve the box from the security Firm and transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes on these areas:

1)Telecommunication
2) The Transport Industry
3). Five Star Hotel
4). Real Estate

If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you 20% Of the total fund. I await your soonest response.
Respectfully yours,

Mrs Caroline Kabba.

E mail :kabbafamily77@yahoo.co.in










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