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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: "Hasane kabbah" <hasanekabbah5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hasanekabbah@hotmail.fr
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:31:48 +0200
Subject: TRANSACTION


OVERSEA INVESTMENT MANAGER

Hello,

I am Mr HASAN KABBAH sourcing for services of an Oversea Investment Manager
(OIM) to manage the sum of US$11 Million, this amount represent an over
invoiced amount of money from a contract that was awarded to an American Oil
exploration company by Gabon National Petroleum in 2005, one year later in
2006,the American company completed the contract and was fully paid by
direct Wire transfer for the execution of the contract, leaving the over
invoiced sum safely deposited in a special security account managed and
monitored by the top officers of the corporation that I represent, this top
officer are in charge of the day to day running of accounts and finance
section including the auditing department of the corporation and have
perfected all documents to back up the payment as to avoid any trace
whatsoever, which makes the transaction 100% risk free.

My request is your assistance in receiving this money using a secured
account that is able to take this money and thereafter you invest it for a
period of 2 years on their behalf. You would be entitled to 25% of the total
fund in question, while 5% will be set aside for any sundry expenses
incurred by both parties in the course of this transaction. I have noted
your honesty and ability to protect the highly exalted positions of the
officers here in discuss. On your acceptance to assist, we will first draft
an MOU to be signed by both you and the group in a meeting that will be
arranged at your instance before the processing of the payment, which will
pass through the relevant authorities for purpose of authentication before a
transfer to the account you will provide for this purpose.

As an administrative officer I was mandated to seek your indulgence on this
matter, if this is acceptable to you, contact me strictly by email stating
your private phone number Please DO NOT bother to respond if you are not
interested.

Yours
Sincerely,
Mr Hasane Kabbah

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