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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: "john mudiaga" <mudia_johnj4@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: mrjohnmudiaga2@gobot.com
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 13:18:40 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS FROM JOHN MUDIAGA ALI,

GREETINGS FROM JOHN MUDIAGA ALI,

PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT PROPOSAL NEED VERY URGENT;

I write you this mail in good faith, hoping that you will treat this mail
faithfully and as a matter of urgency that it?s deserve. My name is John
Mudiaga and my Mum Mrs. Grace Mudiaga.i am the only son of late father Chief
Prince Mudiaga,

Former chairman of Congo Gold and Diamond Mining Company in KINSHASA. During
the crisis in my country, My father sustained bullet injuries and he was
taken To Togo for treatment where he later died.

before the death of my Father he deposited (6)six trunk consignment boxes
containing gold and $32.8 million (thirty Two million, eight hundred thousand
U.S dollars) with Trust Security Company in Accra Ghana for Safekeeping all
in (100)Note Bills. Although the security company is not Aware of the content
inside the boxes that is fund for security reason my father dealer those
boxes as Privilege consignment and family treasure. Before his sudden death,
this fund has been kept under Express transfer oversea when he will get an
honest Investor to deal with as a partner overseas, In addition to the fact
that the consignment was Deposited in a security company here in Ghana,

I and my mum Decided to be resident here in Ghana on political asylum due
to Ghana?s political stability were we come accross (Mr. PAUL LEE)FROM YOUR
NATIONAL today who come for (trade fair) that is going on now here in Accra
Ghana hence i and my mum decided to contact you today.

Upon your assistance we are Prepared to reward you 25% of the total sum all
we require is your kind honesty/faithful and Godly assistance even when the
fund is been transferred to your country then 5% will be setout side for
micilinion expenses that will occur along the line according to my mother
plan. More also If you are interested to assist us in this regard we wish
to invite you to comedown to Accra Ghana so that booth of us can know our
self before we transfer this fund because of trust all the documents my father
use to deposit those consignments with the trust security company are with
us here at the refugee camp.


Please, kindly confirm your willingness of this Proposal to us very urgent.
Upon receipt of this message forward your telephone Number to us immediately
to enable us discourse in details so that we can know our next line of action.


Thank.

God bless.


___________________________________________________________

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