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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: joseph mudumbi <mudumbijoe@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: josephmudu@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:31:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY


From The Office Of Mr Joseph Mudumbi
Organization For Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC.
Plot #123cbB/Pbv,main city
sao tome and principle of west africa.

Dear Sir/Madam
I want you to patiently read this offer. I am Mr Joseph Mudumbi the Head of
Delegation to the World
Bank in West Africa. I am the linkman between the Organization For
Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC and
the petroleum sector in a West African country. I also attend OPEC
meetings constantly in Geneva on the auspices
of World Bank.
Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was able to make
US$20Million, which is currently deposited in
a Security company in Europe. I want you to assist me to claim this
money as I cannot claim it directly because I
am still a civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau forbids me to
acquire such amount of money. It is on this
basis that I am contacting you for assistance, if you will be
interested; claim documents have been processed and
will be sent to you. The documents with which the fund is deposited
will be changed to reflect you as the new
beneficiary so that you will be eligible to collect the fund on my
behalf.
I will give you 25% of the fund for this assistance while 65%will is
for me and 10% will be for expenses that may be
incurred on both sides. I am aware of the international monitoring of
all large-scale financial movements after
the September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on America and to avoid any
state of financial investigation I will provide
a classified clearance paper from the relevant body, which will
exonerate the money from drug, money laundered or
terrorist Related proceeds.
I want to assure you that there is no risk attached in this
transaction. You should also provide me with your private
telephone and fax numbers for easier communication.
Expecting your response.
Best regards,
Mr.Joseph Mudumbi




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