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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: "Brown" <mrbrownecowas112@handbag.com>
Reply-To: west_official@europe.com
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 22:57:53 -1200
Subject: PLEASE ACT AS NEXT OF KIN OF UNCLAIM DEPOSIT

INTERNATIONAL BANKING SERVICES
DEPOSITS TRUST AND COMPANY
MANAGEMENT ECOWAS MONETRY UNION (E.M.U)
WITH HEAD OFFICE IN LOME TOGO.
CELEPHONE : + 228 915 7676

Dear Friend Rune,

With good faith i have come to you about this Legitimate Business of
mine, but i must first introduce to you myself.

I am MR.BROWN WEST of ECOWAS MONETRY UNION (E.M.U. I am the personel account
manager of Mr.Patrick Rune. (Snr) a nationale of your country Europe, who
used to work with shell development company here in lome Togo.On the 21st
April 2001, our customer, his wife And their three children were involved
in a car accident along lome express road. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries
to your embassy to locate any of his extended relatives this has also proved
unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted
you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property
left behind by our customer before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by our bank where he deposited sum of US$28 million dollars in our Ecobank
the Services guidelines of Ecowas Banking stipulates that if such money
remained unclaimed for over a period of time 2 years and few months, with
the account unservicable the money will be Confisicated and this will happen
after the next then days if nobody comes for the money Since we have not
seen anybody for the money and his property for the last two years and our
bank has been notifying the Rotary club for the past one year,now I seek
your consent to present yourself as the next of kin of the deceased since
you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued
at US$28 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share
the money. Iguarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Best regards,

Mr.Brown West.



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