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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: "MICHEAL kamara" <mr_kamara01@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:14:46 +0000
Subject: A CRY FOR HELP.

Dear Friend

My name is Mr Michael Kamara.I got your contact from the internet in my
search for an honest person abroad who can assist me in a business
Transation.My instinct motivated me to write you. I hope you will be kind
enough to digest my mail and assist me in this regards.

I am an undergraduate medical student of Fourah Bay Collage in Sierra
Leone.My Late father,MAYOR KAMARA IDRIS was a prominent Gold and Diamond
dealer in my country Liberia and sierra leone. He was murdered in Monrovia
two months ago in cold blood alongside with my beloved mother by the rebels
that has
been fighting against the legitimate democratically elected government in my
country Liberia.

The civil war is still ravaging my country up till now. After the untimely
death of my parents,I discovered some important documents through my
father's personal lawyer indicating that my late father had deposited the
sum of Twenty Five million USA
dollars (US$25Million)as a `FAMILY TREASURE" in a Trust company in
Ouagadougou,Burkina-Faso for safe keeping because of the rebel war going on
in my country Liberia.

With the assistance of my father personal lawyer, I have made successful
claims of the money at the Trust company in Burkina-Faso by virtue of my
legal rights as the only child and next
of kin of my parents though the Trust Company do not know the true contant
of the Consignment.Now I have decided to transfer the money out of
Burkina-Faso to your country for investment and banking because of the
political and economic instability of African countries.


I am absolutely willing to give you 30% of the money,if you will agree to
help me transfer the money into your account abroad
and also arrange for me to come to your country where I intend
to settle down and complete my education as a qualified Medical Doctor.5%of
the money shall be set aside for all the expenses that might be incurred in
the course of transfering this money into your personal account or any
secured account you may provide.

Bear in mind that the task of investing the money in your country shall be
solely done by you and such investment shall be solely controlled and
managed by you on my behalf until I finish my education.

I hope you will handle this matter with altmost confidentiality and
transparency.Please,if you are willing to assist me in this matter,do not
hesitate to reply me by this email address

I would be very glad indeed to hear from you as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Kamara

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