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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: "kieta reymond" <kieta1_1@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:16:46 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED!!!

FROM THE DESK OF MR ISMILLAH KIETA REYMOND
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.

Gooday,

I am Mr Kieta Ismillah Reymond, one of the senior managers and the head of
Auditing and Accounting unit of Bank of Africa,Ouaga-Burkina-Faso in West
Africa.

In due respect and regard,i have decided to contact you on a business
transaction that will be beneficial to both of us at the end of transaction.

During our investigation and auditing in the bank, my department gazetted a
huge sum of money belonging to a deceased depositor,a foreigner who died in
october 2000 in a plane crash and the funds has been dormant in his account
with the bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his
family or relation before our discovery to this development.

Although personally, i kept this information veiled within my partners and
i,to enable the whole plans and idea profitable and successful during the
time of execution.

The said amount involved is USD$5.3m (five point three million united states
dollars). As it may interest you to know,i got your impressive information
and contact through an international business enquiry.

I beleive you will be viable and capable to champion a business of such
magnitude without any problem .

Meanwhile the whole arrangements to put claim over this fund as the
bonafide next-of-kin to the deceased,gets the required approval and
transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and
directives/needed information,will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate
your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit yourself in this
great business opportunity.

In fact,i could have done this deal alone but because of my position in
this country and also as a civil servant,here we are not allowed to operate
a foreign account and would eventually raise an eyebrow on my side during
the time of transfer because I work in this bank.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who
will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of Oath to
the bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to
be re-transfered into, on his request as it may be,after due verification
and clarification to designated bank account.I will not fail to inform you
that this transaction is 100% risk free.

On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 35% of the
total sum as gratification,while 5% will be set aside to take care of
expenses that may be incurred during the
time of transfer such as telephone bills ets, while 60% will be for me.

Please,you have been advised to keep top-secret as we are still in service
and intend to retire from active service after we conclude this deal with
you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in the bank until you confirm
the money in your account afterwhich we come over to your country for
sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and for
further investment,either in your country or any other country that would
be convenient to invest in.All other necessary information would be detailed
to you when I hear from you.

Kindly get back to me as soon as possible through this confidential e-mail
account Bellow.. kieta1_1@hotmail.com stating your stand in this deal.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr Kieta Ismillah Reymond

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