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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: "Tony Robinson" <tonyrobinson200@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tonyrobinson200@uku.co.uk
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 13:36:25 +0000
Subject: Re:Respond ASAP

FROM THE DESK OF:MR.Tony Robinson
THE DIRECTOR ACCOUNTING UNIT,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.
PHONE:00+(226)76620541.

Respectfully sir/madam I plead with you to read this letter carefully as I
am optimistic it will open
doors for unimaginable financial rewards for both of us.I am Mr.Tony
Robinson the Director in charge of accounting section AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
BANK Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in west Africa.There was some amount of money
belonging to a deceased foreigner/custormer who died with his entire family
and on 31st october 1999,in a plane crash.I am the account manager of
these very custormer.

The fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of
the fund in our custody from his relation before my discovery to this
development.The said amount was U.S $3,700,000.00(THREE MILLION SEVEN
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).I want you to know that I never
master minded the death of the deceased.Their death occur naturally.All
the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide next of
kin to the deceased,has been put in place by me and directives will be
relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest/ willingness to
assist me and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity.

In this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a
foreign account and Our
Banking law stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after six
years, the money will be
transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.I dont want this money
to go into the Bank
treasury as unclaimed Bill.Be assured this transaction is legal and you will
not enter into any trouble as a result of doing the transaction.

On conclusion of this Project,you will be entitled to
30%(US$1,110,000.00......ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) of the total sum as your own share.Please you have been
adviced to keep the transaction confidential as I am still in service and
intend to retire from active service after I conclude this deal with you.On
your acceptance to be work with me please email or call for a brief
discussion before we proceed.

I look forward to receive your urgent reply please.

Best Regards,

Mr Tony Robinson.

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