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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: kenn12lazuros lazuros <kenn12lazuros@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 15:44:59 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dearest one please assist me for this urgent transfer


FroM...KENN LAZUROS

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into
business relationship with you. I must not hesitate to
confide in you for this simple and sincere business .
my name is KENN LAZUROS the only son of CHIEF.and MRS SUSANA LAZUROS. of SIERRA LEONN


My father was a very wealth cocoa
merchant in Abidjan,the economic capital of 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 2002 in a private hospital herein
Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told
me that he has the sum of eleven million,five hundred
thousand United State Dollars. USD($10.500,000)

left infixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here
in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only daughter for
the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also
explained to me that it was because of this wealth
that he was poisoned by his busines 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 purpose such as real estate management or
hotel management .
Dear,I am honourably seeking your assistance in the
following ways:

(1) To provide a bank account into which this money
would be transferred to .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am
only 24 years.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your
country to further my education and to secure a
resident permit in your country.
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.

Furthermore, you indicate your options towards
assisting me as I believe that this transaction would
be concluded within fourteen (14 days you signif your
interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you
soon. Thanks and God bless.
Best regards, .
KENN LAZUROS





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