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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: "Charles Williams" <cwilliams911@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:58:39 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY.

Dr. Charles Williams,
Accounting Department,
Societe generale de Banque.


Dear friend,

I am Dr Charles Williams, Auditor, with Accounting Department,Societe
Generale de Banque. I got your very good name and e-mail address from the
online classified posted on the net.I have decided to contact you purely on
the personal conviction of trust and confidence that we can co-operate with
one another and do a very lucrative business for our mutual benefit.

The Business I am proposing to you is in respect of the sum of
US$7,183,000.00 (seven Million, One Hundred and Eighty-Three Thousand United
States Dollars Only) deposited in Dollar account with my bank which belonged
to Mr Eric Rapheal who died on 25th July,2002 in a plane crash,is an
Engineering contractor.My bank has made several efforts at contacting the
family of Eric Rapheal or his relatives, but all have proved abortive as he
had no identifiable kin's men. This sum of US$7.183M have remained unclaimed
ever since then and nobody has come forward as his next of kin.

The management under the influence of our chairman and member of the board
of directors has made an arrangement for the fund to be declared
'UNCLAIMABLE' and subsequently be turned to the reserve account of the bank.
It is against the background of the foregoing,that two of my colleagues and
myself in the bank have decided to contact you for assistance and
partnership, for you to stand as the next of kin to Mr Eric Rapheal . With
your permission this fund will be transferred to your private account abroad
as the beneficiary and next of kin to Eric Rapheal.

All proof of claim and necessary documentation will be carefully worked out
in your favour and we assure you of 100% risk free involvement and
protection. Consequently, if you find this proposal acceptable to you and
you wish to assist us, I expect your urgent response and upon receipt of
that,we shall discuss and agree on the disbursement and sharing ratio.Let me
therefore expect your very urgent response through my phone,or e-mail
addresses. Please endeavour to include your private phone and fax number and
also your private e-mail where available. Please keep this proposal very
secret and confidential.

Thank you and best regards as I await your urgent response.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr Charles Williams.

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