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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: "mrs_reb_dongo@ommail.com" <mrs_reb_dongo@ommail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 08:31:18 -0500
Subject: Business proposal

Jean Compore (Jnr)
Minister of Finance
Ministry of Finance Burkina Faso (M.F.B.F)
Reply to: mrs_reb_dongo@yahoo.com


My Dear,

I am the Treasury Controller, Ministry of Finance
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, West Africa.The Minister has
mandated me to transfer the sum of US$88 million recovered
from an over-invoiced contracts involving the Ministry of
Finance Burkina Faso (M.F.B.F) into several private account
in overseas. A total sum of US$73,700,000.00 has been
transferred before the emergence of this present
Administration,leaving the
balance of US$14,300,000.00.

I have made proper arrangement/documentation to transfer the
balance which is retained in a coded account of the ministry
of finance Burkina-faso(M.F.BF) with the Central Bank of
Burkina Faso. We are soliciting that you help us to receive
the fund in trust.


We cannot complete this transaction smoothly without the
participation of a foreign partner who would provide an
account where the funds could be lodged. Since it is a
contract payment, the funds must be remitted to a foreign
account as a contractor with M.F.B.F. The remittance of the
funds requires little documentation.There is no risk
involved in this transaction since the minister and I have
covered this transaction with adequate contract and external
credit documents from the beginning.

What we require from you are :
{i} Acceptance letter of this offer
{ii} Your company name or complete personal name and
confidential telephone and fax numbers{iii} Convincing
Honesty,Trust worthiness and Willingness to abide by the
requirements of this proposal paramount of which is
CONFIDENTIALITY.


We have agreed that you will retain 20% of the entire
US$14,300,000.00 for your effort in this transaction, 70%
for us here in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso and the remaining
10% will be use for defrayal of incidental cost in the
course of this transfer.Please I prefer you reply urgently
through this my e-mail address mrs_reb_dongo@yahoo.com as
in above, we expect that the transaction will not take more
than ten working days.

And please note that this transaction must be top
Confidential in your reply do remember to include your full
name and your direct Telephone/Fax number so we can discus
more elaborately.

Best regard.
mrs Rebecca Dongo;for
Jean Compore (Jnr)
(finance minister)( M.F.B.F)

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