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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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  • fatou777ibrahim@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: fatou ibrahim <fa_ibrahim2001@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 10:15:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Mrs Fatou Ibrahim...



Madam Fatou Ibrahim.
13 BP 2448 Danani 13
Danani Cote D,Ivoire.
Email:(fatou777ibrahim@yahoo.fr)




Besmillah alrahman alraheem-Assalam-aleykum.


Dearest one,



I am MADAM FATOU IBRAHIM,the wife of former minister of angriculture of the Republic of Sierra Leone and also diamond and gold merchant Honourable AHMED ABDUL IBRAHIM who died in December 4th 2004 in free town, Sierra Leone, as a result of political crisis in Sierra Leone.


I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your to claim of our cash of eleven million five hundred thousand dollars ($11.500.000dollars) now in costudy of a security and finance company here in Abidjan Cote D,Ivoire West Africa to your private bank account pending on our arrivel to your country



SOURCE OF MONEY:-



My late husband,honourable AHMED ABDUL IBRAHIM ,a native of Odomaya town in the northen province of Sierra Leone in West Africa,owned a large field of diamond and gold plantation before he be came finance minister and later died in the peak of the civil war,between the rebels force of Major Paul Koromah and the goverment.



I want you to help me to claim these boxes of money and transfer it to your bank account in your country.To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you will take care of the investement in your country.



Most importantly,the security company officials do not know the exact content of the boxes, because it was declared as a family valuable documents for security purppose.The whole documents issued after deposit,is in my son's name and under his care.



For your assistance,we concider to give you 20% of the total money for your effort and your assistance over this transaction and another 5% of the total money for any expences may occur during the transaction on your side.



Lastly,I urge you to keep this transaction strickly and confidential.Please try me as soon as you get this letter.

I will be waiting for your reply.



Thanks.

Mrs Fatou Ibrahim.








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