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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: "Mr.Haitham Sharaff," <sharaff3@adiga.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 22:01:52 +0400
Subject: From Mr.Haitham

FROM THE DESK OF MR.HAITHAM SHARAFF
BRANCH MANAGER OF NATIONAL BANK
OF ABU DHABI UNITED ARAB EMIRATE
(U.A.E.) ABU DHABI,
Email:sharaff1@adiga.com

Dear,


I am Mr. Haitham Sharaff Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi),
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
A British Oilconsultant and contractor with the Kruger Gold Company,
Mr. Raymond Beck made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued at US$12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million Dollars)
in my branch. Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply.


After a month,we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, the Kruger Gold Company that Mr. Raymond Beck died
in a plane crash along with his wife Mr. and Mrs. Raymond & Dorene
Beck in Egypt Air Flight 990, 1999 air crash (for more information
about this crash and person you can contact this website:
http://www.s-t.com/daily/11-99/11-02-99/d08ho174.htm


Since we got this information about his death and on further
investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all
attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that Mr. Raymond Beck did not
declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.


This sum of US$12,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of
United Arab Emirates , at the expiration of 7 (seven) years, the money
will revert to the ownership of the (U.A.E ) Government if nobody applies
to claim the fund.


Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Raymond Beck so that the fruits of
this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials.

This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names
and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin.


We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization
of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/
administration in your favor for the transfer.A bank account in any part
of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of
this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio
of 60% for me and 40% for you.


There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will
be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees
the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested,
please reply immediately via the private email address above. Upon your
response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction.

Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication.Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured
that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because
I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my confidential email:

address Email:sharaff1@adiga.com

Regards

Mr.Haitham Sharaff,

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