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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: "MR. EDWARD DUMBUYA." <ed@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: eddumbuya@netexecutive.com
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:50:07 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR INVESTMENT CO OPERATION.

MR. EDWARD DUMBUYA.
CRESEN BANK (St. Louis Branch)
RUE POTIN x BLAISE DIAGNE,
ST. LOUIS, SENEGAL.
TEL: +221 5122 631
EMAIL: eddumbuya@netexecutive.com

Attn: The President/CEO

I am Mr. Edward Dumbuya, a Gambian and the Regional Manager of the CRESEN BANK, St. Louis - Senegal.

I need your honest cooperation regarding this request I am sincerely presenting to you based on a very beneficial business relationship.

On Wednesday, July 9, 1999, a foreign mining consultant/contractor with the South Africa Mining Corporation, and iamond/Cocoa Merchant, Mr. Daniel Thorp,made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$10,800,000.00 (Ten Million, Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the South Africa Mining Corporation that Mr. Daniel Thorp died among many others in the Kenya Airways flight of 31st January, 2000 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire (Formerly Ivory Coast). On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Daniel Thorp did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$10,800,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Senegalese Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of
the Senegalese Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Daniel Thorp so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple,because I have perfected all the necessary arrangements with an attorney who will help to secure the vital documents in your name and full information. Hence, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents,affidavits and a LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION (without) WILL,which will put you in place as the next of kin. This letter will enable the Attorney file for the claim of this money on your behalf for the transfer to you into a foreign account, which you will provide. I wish to point out that I want 20% of this money to be shared among the charity Organisation, while the remaining 80% is shared equally between us.

This proposition is entirely risk free. A good attorney would provide expert services while I will use my position in the bank to guarantee the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please contact me via my email address; eddumbuya@netexecutive.com, by my Telephone number: +221 5122 631. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand this transaction well. I will also require your assistance towards investing my share in your Country or anywhere as you may advice.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply and do not fail to call me at your acceptance of this offer.

Thanks and regards.

Mr. Edward Dumbuya

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