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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: "Pat Diallo" <patdiallo222@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:55:17 +0000
Subject: GOODDAY SIR!!!.

Barrister Pat Diallo( (Esq)
45 aldgate road,sw London 7va.
Phone number: 44-703-194-7286

Dear Sir,

I am Barrister Alex Pat Diallo(Esq), I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.Henry
E MICHEALS , a foreigner, who executed a contract with Petroleum Trust Funds
(PTF) in London and contract payment was not paid to him before on the 2nd
of Dec. 2002, my client, got involved in a Gas Explosion .All members of his
Family unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence
I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the contract
payment left behind by my late client because the Contract Payment
Reconciliation Committee of Swiss Finance London of London have asked me as
his lawyer to produce his next of kin.

Particularly, Contract Payment Reconciliation Committee of Swiss
FiananceLondon have given me a notice to provide the next of kin to claim
the contract valued at about US£11 million dollars or have the contract
amount confiscated ,since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over years, now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased since your a foreigner and have the same surname so that the
proceeds of this account valued at US£11 million can be paid to you.

I have to work on the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up
any claim we may make upon your concept. All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this dealt through. I guarantee that this will
be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law of your country and my country too as a professional legal
attorney.
Forward the following.

1) Your Tel/Fax Numbers.
2) Your Residenyial Address.
3) An Account Name and Numbers here the funds will be Transfered into.
4) Your Age and Occupation.
Finally, kindly maintain confidentiality between me and you on this
transaction.

I await your urgent response.

Best regards,
Barrister Pat Diallo(Esq)

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