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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 Ahmed Shama" <ahm_500@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: ahm_sham001@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 11:12:51 +0100
Subject: DEMANDING URGENT ATTENTION.

FROM THE DESK OF : MR AHMED SHAMA,
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION,
AFRICAN DEVLOPMENT BANK (A.D.B)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO,WEST AFRICA.


Dear Friend,

I am Ahmed Shama, the director in charge of auditing and accounting section
of AFRICAN DEVLOPMENT BANK (A.D.B) Ouagadougou Burkina-faso West Africa
with due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business
transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the
transaction .

During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died
on October 31st 1999 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his
account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either
from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.

The said amount was U.S 11.5M (Eleven million five hundred United States
dollars). As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information
through the Burkina-faso chamber of commerce on foreign business relations
here in Ouagadougou Burkina-faso.

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

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position
in this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate
a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow 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-transferred into
on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by
the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted
from to your own designation 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 30% of the
total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses
that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while
65% will be for me and my partners. Please, you have been
adviced to keep "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire
from service after we conclude this deal with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you
confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country
for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated
and further investment, either in your country or any country you advice
us to invest in. All other necessary vital nformation will be sent to you
when I hear from you.

I look forward to receive your phone and fax numbers for easy communication,
Yours faithfully,

MR.Ahmed Shama.




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