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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 ADAMS" <mike3adams@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: micheal2adams@k.ro
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 06:33:50 -0700
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION PLEASE

From the desk of Mr. Micheal Adams
Special Adviser to the Senate
Head Republic of Ghana.
Ph; 233-243-167-657
email:michealadams@k.ro

Dear Sir,

I hope that this mail will not be an embarrassment to you;

my name is Mr. Micheal Adams. The Special Adviser of the embattled ex-Senate
president of the Ghana who is under detention at the moment. Just recently
I went to see my him in his detention place he confidently told me that he
has some amount of money deposited in a Bank in a bank here in Ghana and
after he told me where to see the certificate of deposit which I saw intact.


A total of $6M was deposited now since we (Service members) are closely monitored
by the incumbent government. We wish to employ your services to act as our
Fund Manager abroad to claim this sum from the bank and invest the money
in your country till we are ready to come over to take over the investment
from you.

All you will do is to apply with the bank for the claim of the fund into
your account .Then we will write an order for the bank to transfer the money
into the account that you send for the transaction and once this is achieved,the
name that was bearing on the Deposit slip will be completely erased from
the transaction and it make the whole thing risk free. Upon request I will
send to you a copy of the application and the full contact of the bank for
you to contact them as the Oversea Fund Manager.

Considering the effort you will put in the transaction starting from the
setting of the account to the investment of the money we are willing to concede
25% of the money to you as compensation, while we will write an asset management
agreement between us for you to invest the remaining75% on our behalf. We
will want to know you well and therefore you are expected to send to us you're,
information as well as any other means of proper Identification. Even though
the transaction will be based on mutual trust.

Please if this proposal interests you, please make sure you get back to me
as soon as possible through my direct email and my direct line stated above.
Please keep this matter as a top secret till the end of the transaction.


Regards
Mr.Micheal Adams


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