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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: =?us-ascii?Q?dani=20Mark?= <danimark1@seznam.cz>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:58:04 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?FROM=20DANI=20MARK?=

FROM DANI MARK
ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE,
WEST AFRICA.

Dearest in the Lord ,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you. I got your name and contact from the
Ivoirien Chamber of Commerce and Industry. I prayed over it
and selected your name among other names due to its
esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me as a
reputable and trustworthy person that I can do business
with as per the recommendations.

I must not hesitate to confined in you for this simple and
sincere business.

I am DANI MARK, the only son of late Mr .and Mrs.HANSON
MARK.My father was a very wealthy Cocoa Merchant in Abidjan
the Economic Capital of the Ivory Coast, my father was
poisoned to death by his business associates on one of
their outings on a business trip.

My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father
took me so special.Before the death of my father on
November,2003 in a private hospital here in Abidjan,He
secretly called me to his bedside and told me that he has
the sum of US$17.5M(Seventeen million five hundred thousand
dollars) left in fixed /suspense account in one of the
prime Banks here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his
only son for the next of kin in the depositing the fund.He
also explained to me that it was because of this wealth
that he was poisoned by his business associates,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
in a viable venture.

Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the
following ways : 1. to provide a bank account into which
this money would be transferred 2. to serve as a guardian
of this fund since I am only 23 years 3. to make
arrangement for me to come over to your country to further
my education and to secure Residence permit in your county.

Moreover, dear, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total
sum as compensation for your effort input after the
successful transfer of this fund into your nominated
account overseas. Further more, you indicate your option
towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction
could be concluded within fourteen(14) working days.
Signify your interest in assisting me.

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO CONTACT ME VIA THIS EMAIL:
danimark02@yahoo.co.uk

Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless you.
Best regards,

DANI MARK.

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