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Fraud email example:

From: "mr,ceesay wade" <salamialimata5000@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ceesaywade10000@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:07:17 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal (From Executive Director Of Trust Bank
.L.T.D,Serrekunda The Gambia.)



Hello=2C

I am Mr=2CCeesay Wada=2C Executive Vice President=2C Head Auditor Wealth Management
Division of Trust Bank=2ELTD=2CSerrekunda The Gambia=2E in our current performance of Annual Account
Audit=2C I found within our database a domant accounts with $44=2E5 Million USD
deposits that has a registered name to it=2C following the domancy of
the account=2C
an investigation was plunged=2C the result was that the account owner had died=2C
further investigation for the next of kin to the account owner proved
negative as both the depositor and family were killed in Iraq=2E

Being in the helm of affairs=2C I have the power and expertise to have
these funds
moved but there has to be a recipient=2C I therefore seek you consent to
collaborate with me by letting me document you as the relative to the deceased
client in position to receive the $44=2E5 Million USD on our behalf=2E
Interested in
working with me on this=2C do send me an email providing me with your name and
telephone No=2E indicating your interest=2C on hearing from you=2C I will
provide you
with further information to the logistics of having these funds moved=2E I would
prefer you reach me via my personal email address=3A

Email=3Aceesaywade10000=40yahoo=2Ecom=3E Or My Pravite Number=2E=2E=2E00220~642~9976=2E

I immediately will provide you with more info=2E

Your's Sincerely=2C
Mr=2E Ceesay Wade=2E

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