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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: paulkuffor50@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 15:48:40 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend...

Dear Friend,


I am Barr. Paul Kuffor solicitor and notary public and the personal attorney
to Mr. Mark G. David, who was a national of your country. On the 21st of
April 2002, my client, his wife and their two daughters were involved in
a car accident along Accra / Kumasi express road. Unfortunately they all
lost their lives in the event of the accident, since then I have made several
enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives and 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 to no avail, hence
I contacted you. I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the security company where my client deposited this family baggage?s
containing funds. Particularly, the security company where the deceased
deposited family baggage?s containing money about $28.3 million U.S dollars.
Consequently, the security company issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have this baggage?s containing these money confiscated within
a short time if I fail to present the next of kin to the deceased to come
and claim their family baggage?s containing funds.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over some years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you are a foreigner so that the proceeds of the family baggage?s containing
funds valued at U.S$28.3 million can be released to you for both of us to
share the funds; 70% to me and 25% to you, while 5% should be for expenses
or tax as your government may require. I have all necessary legal documents
that can be used to backup the claim.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangements
that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with
me through my email address to enable us discuss further.

Thanks for your solicited co-operation.

Barr. Paul Kuffor

Email: paulkuffor@post.cz





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