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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 Edoh <john_edoh4@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 16:21:39 -0500 (EST)
Subject: God Bless You


Dear sir,

Sir, I will like to introduce myself formally. I'm John Edoh, 27 years old, a Sierra Leonean. I'm currently in Cotonou, Benin Republic. My father, late Edoh, one of the strongest opposed of Tijjan Kabba's criminals government, was killed in the height of the crisis in 2002.

I happened to escaped to Cotonou with the help of some of my father's friends.

I came to Cotonou with a trunk box that contains ($15million USD),(my father's money which he made from the sales of gold/diamond during their regime). I lodged the trunk box in a security company for safety and I declared it as jewelleries for security reason, I did this because
of my age and the crisis in our country then so that the fund won't be confiscated.

I'm soliciting for your assistance to make wise investment for me in your country through your assistance.

Items of the things I want from you are:

1.INVESTING THE MONEY IN A LUCRATIVE VENTURE THAT YOU SHALL
ADVICE IN YOUR COUNTRY.

2.GETTING AN ADMISSION FOR ME INTO A UNIVERSITY IN YOUR
COUNTRY.

3.GETTING RESIDENT PERMITS AND A HOUSE FOR ME.

4.BANKING PART OF THE MONEY INTO AN ACCOUNT ACCOUNTS IN
YOUR COUNTRY.

Why I'm seriously looking for an assistance is that my uncle is trying to deprive me of the money after he has sold all my fathers houses, then he began to ask me of the where about of the money my father made from the sale of gold during the crisis, then I deposited it in the security company and I ran away to the destination I told them to convey it to, which is Cotonou.
Please, for God's sake and have mercy on me in this assistance.

I have it in mind to reward you 15% of the total amount.

Looking forward to your reply

Best wishes,

John Edoh.







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