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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: "SANDRA DALLICK" <sandradallick@katamail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 23:11:25 +0200
Subject: FOR YOUR ATTENTION ONLY


MR,PHILIP KARLI.
DIRETOR/GENERAL
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
SENEGAL.

FOR YOUR ATTENTION ONLY .
First,i must solicit your confidence in these transaction.I am a high placed
official working with the ministry of finance,here in Dakar, Senegal west
Africa. my department(the treasury department). Runs into several thousand
millions of Dallars monthly.

Myself and three other colleagues in this department are currently in need
of a foreign partner whose Bank account we can use to transfer the sum of
thirty two million,five hundred thousand us dollars ($32,500.000.00). This
fund accrued legitimately (but discretely), to us as commission from foreign
contracts, through our private connections .The fund is presently waiting to
be remitted by our offshore funds managers to any foreign beneficiary
submitted by us to them as the receiver of the fund

However, by virtue of our positions as civil servants in our country,We
cannot acquire this money in our names, because as high placed civil
servants,We are not allowed by the civil service code of conduct to own or
operate accounts outside of our shores.On the other hand, it is not safe for
us to keep the money here due to our unstable political environment.
I have been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues, to look for an
overseas partner in whose account we will transfer the sum of
$32,500,000.00us dollars for mutual benefit, and 18% will be your
commission, then 2% for
any expenses that may occur during the transaction, Hence the reason for
this email.

What i am requesting from you is to be our partner and receive the funds in
your account in trust.

I plead with with you on one issue, please kindly do not expose this
information to any on else.I confirm that the transaction is legitimate and
without any risks either to our self or yourself.I will send you all the
document you may need for the transaction when i received your reply.

Yours faithfully,
Mr; Philip Karli.

Director/General.

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