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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: kazeem mohammed <k_06hammed@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 00:34:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Business Assistance



RIPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

ASSALAMA ALEKUIM.

ATTN: C.E.O.

URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

I humbly and sincerely solicit your urgent assistance as I eargerly need your help .
My Name is Mr. Kazeem Mohammed the first son of the former chief of defence staff to the late Millitary head of state of Ivory coast GENERAL ROBERT GUEI.
My country woked up to the sound of gunfire on the September 19th 2004]. Few believed that the trouble would notlast for long, The ivorians limited experience of coups led them to believe it would be short within matter of days,just like the country’s first coup in 1999 which brought Mr GUEI into power.This impression was quickly shattered as the first day death toll began to emerge to 270,people were reported dead in cluding my FATHER THE LATE GENERAL HARUNA
MOHAMMED as well as the former head of state ROBERTH GUEI. .The disgruntled section in the army were held responsible for the civil disorder,during the regime .

Without delay indicate your interest for us to utilized the sum of US$5,500,000.00 United states dollars which my late father deposited in a private security company in Namibia in my name.and i have retrived the fund than to South Africa, which i want
to use for investment here.

In appreciation to your effort, i have mapped out 20% for you, 5% for incidential expenses while 75% is for our investment which you will be a partner with me.I
do wait for your call or response through my email address. for more orientation.

Thanks.

Best Regards.

Kazeem Mohammed.


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