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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: "barrister_ben@tiscali.co.uk" <barrister_ben@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: yakububen@z6.com
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:26:30 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY

BEN YAKUBU &CO.CHAMBERS
(ATTORNEY AT LAW)
FEDERAL HIGH COURT BENIN
WHITE-HOUSE BUILDING,
14 DEGBAGO CRESCENT,
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
E-MAIL: yakububen@z6.com

Attn: My Dear,

Compliments,I barrister Ben Yakubu have decided to bestow this trust on
you, which I pray you will not ignore or betray.I appologise in advance
for any inconviniences this may cause you. I am the Personal Attorney
to late Decease, who was a contractor here in Benin Rep.Who, on the 3rd
of Oct 2000, with his entire family were perished in a fierceful Auto-Crash
along Midombo Togo express way.As a matter of fact, my client made a fixed
dopsit Amount, valued at (USD$5.9M) with Legend Trust Bank here in Benin
Rep, and upon the duration time of their agreement,his bank started contacting
him but no response. Conseqently, the bank issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin to the deceased as his personal attorney,or have his account
confiscated after four years, as it is in the law of this country.

Since then, I have made several contacts to His Countries Embassy in order
to locate any of my clients extended relatives,which had also been unsuccessful.
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over two
years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since none of his relatives were no way to be found so that the
proceeds of this account valued at $5.9m could be transffered into your
account, thereafter,we will both share it in percentage according to our
contributions to boost the success of this great transaction. I have all
the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up all the claims
we will make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us make
this great benefiting transaction successfully.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me
as fast as possible through this :E-mail: yakububen@z6.com and through
phone also, to enable us discuss further the progress of this business.


With best regards,

Hon: Ben Yakubu Esq,
Senior advocate of Benin(SAB).

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