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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: "fawzial manaseer" <fawzialmanaseer@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 09:22:20 +0000
Subject: The Royal Bournemouth Hospital

The Royal Bournemouth Hospital
london


Dear Beloved,

I have a business proposal. My name is Dr Fawzi Al-manaseer, a medical
doctor.

I have a widow here in my clinic who is on a political Asylum in the
English Refugee Camp, she has been so ill for some couple of months now
and I hardly think she can survive the illness.

She revealed to me her history and about her late husband who was a top
military officer in one of the West African country (Sierra-Leone) before
his death during the civil war and the fortune she inherited from her late
husband.

My profession permits quarterly audit of my accounts. Therefore, she has
asked me to source a credible and trustworthy partner abroad whowill manage
her funds for investment for her young
children, the sum of Fourteen Million Five Hundred United States Dollars
(USD14.5m) which her late husband deposited in a Fiduciary Agent in South
Africa.

I wish to propose your interest for this venture and I believe you will be
in the position to assist in managing this large sum in a profitable
venture and also to help create a safe haven for her children by making a
residence arrangement for them in your country.

After she had disclosed this information to me; I saw the reason to request
from her to allow me see the documents relating to this deposit of which
she did, now I have the documents covering the deposit which I will not
hesitate to fax copies as a prove for your confirmation as soon as I
receive your response via email.

I am obliged to assist this lady knowing too well that she has a limited
knowledge in the business world and as such she can not manage this funds
herself and in Africa in order to avoid
any trace of her by the ernment, I will need from you a mutual
understanding and then we shall make plans on how the funds would be
secured into an account in your name; after which you will arrange and
travel immediately to meet with the fiduciary company Agent in Europe for
clearing or delivery of the deposit via a Diplomatic Courier system.

This funds are sealed up in 2 trunk box and it is registered and declared
as containing family treasures, so even as I am writing to you now the
security company and it's Agent is not
aware of the monetary content of the boxes.

Let me assure you that this transaction is 100% hitch-free and risk free,
and from my discussion with her, she has agreed to give you a reasonable
amount of percentage for your involvement
in this and this has to be discussed upon the receipt of your quick
response via my official Email indicating your interest.

Thanks and remain blessed for your understanding.
Sincere regards

Dr Fawzi Al-manaseer
Medical Doctor

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