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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: "sancara james" <sancara_jpxg@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sancara_jp201@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:30:39 +0200
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE.

Mr.James sancara.
#6 Independence
avenue,
Jo'burg,
South Africa.
ATTEN.

Naturally, this letter will come to you as a surprise since we have not
met.Permit me however I am Mr.sancara james from South Africa,I am the
personal attorney to Late Enger Author woodrow.Am contactingyou to kindly
assist me in the proposition below,which will be of mutual benefit to us
both.

Late Enger Author Woodrow a very prosperous Oil merchant with Africa
countries.Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.Made a huge bank
deposit for investment in the sum of US$45,000,000.(Fouth Five million
United State Dollars)at Investec Bank South Africa.Since he was in neeed of
investing the amount soon there was no any next of KIN.I was called upon as
an Accredited attorney to the Bank to sign/endorse documents to this deposit
Mr.Woodrowbehalf.Unfortunately,Mr.& Mrs.Woodrow and their two children were
killed in the January 14earthquake that rocked El Salvador,killing
thousandsof people and 1,200 others were declared missing.

After years now,no withdrawer,claim or deposit wasmade on the account, so
the Bank Management inform me.(Being the lawyer that signed and indorsed the
depositpapers for the deceased) to trace the family relatives of the
deceased so that the funds will be released to them.I made several efforts
through the El SalvadorianHigh Commission to contact any of the deceased
family relatives,but to no avail.The option left for the bank management is
to declare the deceased accountdormant and to revert the funds on trading
and investment in the interest of the bank if nothing is done in the near
future or it taken goverment treasury,top governmental official will pucket
the fund and use it to supprese the less privilage in the society.In order
to avoid this development since it has so far been impossible to trace any
of the deceased family relatives,I now want to get a foreigner to have you
stand as a distant relation of the deceased so that
the fund will be released to you and we can use it for investment and assist
the charity homes.I hope you do understand my concern in this matter and
will treat this proposal most confidential.

For your assistance, you will be compensated adequately with(35%) of the
sum,(5%) will be set aside to cover any incidental expense made by us prior
to this transaction. If you are interested in assisting with this matter,
please send to me urgently the following details below;

1. Your full name and complete contact address.
2. Your private Telephone, mobile phone and fax number.
3. Any of your valid ID or passport.

Upon receiving the above details from you, I will work out every
document/proof representing you as the deceased BONA-FIDE distant relative
and when this is done, the bank will contact you for the releasement and
collection of the fund,which will be within one week of my receiving the
above details from you. I will meet you in your country after the fund have
been released to you and also to discuss investmentpotentials.

I have done a perfect homework in all necessary legal documents that can be
used to back up any claim we may make and guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Kindly ensure to treat this matter in strict privacy
(highly confidential)because of its nature as a God sent opportunity that
comes once in a
man's life time.

I look forward to your urgent Response.

Best Regards
sancara.

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