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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: bankole.wilson@tiscali.it
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 21:59:00 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF PRINCE KONE BANKOLE.

FROM THE DESK OF PRINCE KONE BANKOLE.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANQUE INTERNATIONALE DU ABIDJAN
ABIDJAN, COTE D,IVOIRE
EMAIL(bankolewilson@yahoo.co.in)

Dear


With due respect and humility, I write to you this
proposal.I am the anager of bill and exchange at the
foreign remittance department of Banque ternationale
du Abidjan. I am writing following the impressive
information about you, l got your contact in my quest
for a reliabe and capable person to assist me in this
deal.l trust your capability and reliability to
champion this businees opportunity.In my department,
we
discovered an abandoned sum of U.S$11,5000,000M US
dollars (Eleveen Million Five hundred thousand US
dollars).In an account that belongs to one of our
foreign customer who died in the WORLD TRADE CENTRE
along with his entire family on 11 September 2001
inNew York..Since we got information

about his death, we have been expecting his next of
kin to come forward and claim his money because we
cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as
next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated
in our banking guidelines and policies but
nfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of
kin or relation died alongside with him at Urgly
attack at the World Trade Centre leaving nobody behind
for the claims. It is therefore upon this discovery
that I have decided to make this businness proposal to
you to transact this DEAL with you and to act as the
next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and
subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming forth
and l dont want this money to go into the Bank
treasury as unclaimed Bill.

According to our Banking policies and guideline here
which stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed
after five years,the money will automatically be
transfered into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.
My request for a foreigner to ac t as next of kin in
this business is by the fact that the customer was a
foreigner and a citizen of this country cannot stand
or put claims as next of kin to a foreigner. l agreed
to offer 30% of the total fund to you, for your
assistance, to act as the next of Kin to the
foreigner,to provide account, 10% will be for

reimbursement of any expenses incured during the curse
of the transaction. There after, I and my family will
visit your country for disbursement and for investment
in your country. Therefore to enable the immediate
transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must
apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of
the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank
account number, your private telephone and fax number
for easier and effective communication and location
where the money will be transfer. Upon receipt of your
reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of
the application. I will not fail to bring to your
notice that this ransaction is hitch free and that you
should not entertain any atom of fear as all required
arrangements have been made for the transfer. You
should contact me immediately as soon as you receive
hope to hear from you immediately.Yours faithfully,

Endeavour to respond through this my ultanative
email(bankolewilson@yahoo.co.in)

PRINCE KONE BANKOLE.

BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER



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