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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: "armed abubakar" <armed_abubakar0050qk@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 09:44:58 +0000
Subject: Response needed.

Dear Friend,

I wish to use this medium to get intouch with you my name is Armed
Abubakar,The first son of late Mr.Idris Abubakar. My father was a very
wealthy GOLD and COCOA merchant who based in ACCRA GHANA and LOME-TOGO
respectively, The economic capital of LOME.He was poisoned to death by his
business associate on one of their business outing.

When my mother died on the 21ST october 1994, My father took me and my
sister so special because we were motherless.Before the death of my father
on the 29th March 2003 in a private hospital here in LOME-TOGO, He called me
on his bed side and told me that he had a sum of 6,000,000 US DOLLARS (SIX
MILLION USA DOLLARS)kept currently in a coded security company vault
overseas.

I need a very reliable investor participant who is not known as my
associate, that I could entrust with the PIN ! and Certificate of Deposit to
help me remove the fund since no name were used in securing the vault.

He said that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his
business assocaites, That I
should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will
transfer this money and use it for investment purposes,I want you to assist
me in clearing this fund into your account overseas, and also assist me in
investing it properly I am honourably seeking for your assistance in the
following ways.

(1)To assist me to clear this fund from the security company and transfer to
your account successfully.

(2) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transfered to.

(3)To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am 30 years this june.

(4) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
Education.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum as compensation for
your effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your
nominated account.Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards
assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within
ten days, from the day you signify interest to assist me.

Awaiting to hear from you.

Thanks and God bless you for your anticipated cooperation.

Best Regards,
Armed Abubakar.

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