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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: "Gandoki" <gandokiahmed@tiscali.it>
Reply-To: gandokiahmed@v3mail.com
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:27:47 +0000
Subject: Urgent Business Proposal

Verschooten
Magnall





FROM THE DESK OF:
MR GANDOKI AHMED
AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING DEBT
BOA, OUAGA, BURKINA FASO

CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION

Good day and Compliments,I am writing this letter in confidence believing
that we shall have a good business relationship without any form of betrayal.


I am MR. GANDOKI AHMED, the director in charge of Auditing and accounting
section of Bank Of Africa (IBOA) Ouagadougou Burkina-faso West Africa with
due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction
that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end. I came across a very
huge sum of money belonging to a deceased customer of the above mentioned
bank. He died on Tuesday, 7 May, 2002, in a Car Crash with his family (pls
refer to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1973452.stm)

His account with the bank has been dormant for lack of maintainance due
to the fast that nobody has since paid in or withdrawn or made any claim
to the it as the next of kin.
The said amount was US$22.2M (Twenty-two, Two Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars).
I in my department, have decided to look for a trusted foreign partner who
can stand in as the next of kin to the deceased and claim this money, as
well as providing Bank account for the remittance of the fund. As a staff
of the bank bank, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account; That
is why it is pertinent that we join hand in one glove to make this transaction
a reality.
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the
bonefide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer
this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and
needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest
and willingness to assist me and also benefit your self to this GREAT BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY.

It ought to raise an eyebrow on my side during the time of transfer because
I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will require a second
party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit
of trust of oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he
will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be
after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of
the bank where the whole money will be remitted to your own designation
bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On
smooth conclusion of this transaction, I have agreed that 40% of the money
will be for you for your assistance and 55% will be for me. Any expenses
that may likely to arise during process of the transaction will be borne
together as 5% is mapped out for this before sharing the money after it
is transfered into your account.
So,if you are "Willing" and "Capable" to handle this Transaction, indicate
your interest by replying this letter with a PROMISE that you won't BETRAY
me when the fund arrives your account. Once I receive your urgent reply,
I will send you more DETAILS and TEXT OF APPLICATION which your will fill
with your personal datas and submit toi the Bank as the real next of kin
to the decesead client.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm
the Fund in your account successfully, and will be obliged to come down
to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages
previously indicated and further investment, beither in your country or
any country you may even advice.


Thanks for your anticipated assistance.

Yours faithfully,

GANDOKI AHMED





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