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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: "Havre Abo" <mrhavre@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:19:18 +0000
Subject: CAN WE WORK TOGETHER??

Dear Friend,

How are you today?.I hope that all is ok with you.
I wish to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you.

My Name is Engr Havre Abo,working with Benin Ministry of Works and Chairman
Contract Review Committe on Road Construction Project.It is based on the
information and recommendation satisfactorily gathered concerning you that
I have decided to contact you on this business opportunity and I wish to
know if we can work together.
On Thursday, 25 December 2003,A Foreign contractor with our Ministry died
along with his wife and son in an ill-fated plane crash involving a Boeing
727 UTA chartered flight that took off from Cotonou, Republic of Benin
and crashed into the Atlantic ocean.
For details of the plane crash,please visit :
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html .

After many unsuccesfull attempts in locating the relatives to
the deceased contractor that I have decided to contact you to stand as the
oversea business patner to the deceased contractor who excuted and have
unpaid contract balance of ($11,300,000.00 Million USDOLLARS) with the Benin
Ministry of Works for the Supply of Constrution Equipments so that the
this
contract balance can be paid to you,this is because the deceased died
without
any registered next of kin.

It does not matter whether or not your company does contracts project on
Construction Equipments kind, the assumption is that you/Your company was
the
Oversea Business Patner to the deceased.My assurance is that your role is
risk
free while i have all the documentation proofs to back you up as the
deceased
oversea patner.

If you are interested you do let me know so that I can give you a
comprehensive
details on what we are to do.
I urgently hope to get your response as soon aspossible.
Alternative email address ( havre@zipmail.com.br )

Best regards,
Engr Havre Abo.

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