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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: abbabless@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 20:18:06 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Urgent=20=20Reply=20=20Needed?=

ABBAS CHAMBERS
SOLICITOR & ADVOCATE
025RUE 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY,
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.

Attn: My Dear Friend,
Compliments, I barrister Charles Abbas 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 Barrister Charles Abbas the Personal Attorney to
late Mr. George M. William, who was a contractor here
in Benin Rep. And on the 3rd of Oct 2000, my client,
and his family were perished in a ghostly car accident
along Midombo Togo express way.
As a matter of fact, my client made a fixed dopsit
Amount, valued at (USD$10.7M) with Legend Trust Bank
here in Cotonou Benin Rep, and upon the maturity 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 $10.7m
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.
I know that you might be wondering why I have decided
to trust you with this huge sum, but the truth is that
I need you to get this money out and considering the
fact that you are a foreigner which makes it a lot
easier and straight forward.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us
make this great benefiting transaction successfully. I
guarantee you 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 my private :E-mail address:
charlesabbas2004@yahoo.co.uk, through phone +229790156 to
enable us discuss further the progress of this
business.

With best regards,
Hon: Charles Abbas,
(SAB).




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