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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: "jeff tarawally" <jeff_tarawally@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:31:54 +0000
Subject: Good Day Dear Friend/ Will Appreciate Your Reply

Jeffery Tarawally
BRANCH MANAGER,
BANQUE TOGOLAISE POUR
LE COMMERCE ET' L'INDUSTRIE
BTCI.
LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA

Dear Friend,

AN URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business
proposal,Though I don't know you neither have I seen you before but I have
trust and confidence that we can handle this transaction as partners but I
hope you will not betray the trust and confidence that I am about to repose
on you.

I sourced out your contact from your country's business directory here in
Lome Togo, Although I my intensions was actually to look for a foreign
business partner that will assist in the transaction that I am proposing to
you now . At the end of this transaction my intention is to invest in your
country in various business ventures that will profit both of us.

I am the manager of Banque Togolaise Pour Le Commerce Et L'Industrie.(BTCI)
Lome Togo.The intended business is thus; We had a customer, a Foreigner Late
Mr.Gumeri Abbas (a Turkish) resident in Togo, he was a Contractor with
Shell Development Company in Lome Togo.Late Mr Gumeri Abbas has in his
Account in my branch the sum of US$5,000.000 Million( five Million U.S.
Dollars).

Unfortunately, the man died four years ago until today non-of his next of
kin has come Forward to claim the money. Having noticed this, I covered up
the account and now I want you (being a foreigner) to be fronted as his next
of kin.I will like that you forward a text application to our Bank
headquaters to attest to the Claim.

Be well informed that I will use my position here to get all internal
documentations to back up your claims .The whole procedures will last only
ten working days to get the money retrieved successfully Without trace even
in future.Your response is only what I am waiting for as I have arranged all
necessary things

As soon as this message comes to you kindly get back to me indicating your
interest ,Then I will furnish you with the whole procedures to ensure that
the deal is successfully Concluded For your assistance the Total sum of the
fund will be shared on percentage at the end of the transaction.

I will personally travel down to your country after the success of this
transaction to invest my share of the money and to know each other better
for future business transactions.I want to realiably inform you that this
transaction is risk free.Kindly reach me on my private line for onward
discussion

I await your earliest response.

Thanks,

Yours Sincerely
Jeffery Tarawally
Branch

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