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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. Abuzayd" <kkfasa@wettlepit.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:11:28 +0000
Subject: Karen Koning AbuZayd

Karen Koning AbuZayd
Deputy Commissioner-General
UNRWA Headquarters.
(www.un.org/unrwa)

Dear Friend,
I am Karen Koning AbuZayd, Deputy Commissioner-General of the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
(UNRWA) Kamal Salem and Iain Hook
I am confident that you are a personality of honour and of good repute
whom I can trust.
On june 12th, 2002 An America Consultant/Contractor with our Agency
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East (UNRWA) Kamal Salem, was killed at the West Bank.Before his death,he
made
a fixed Deposit for twelve calendar months,valued at (sixty-eight Million
Dollars only) from overinvoiced payments made from supplies of relief
materials
representing my interest with the Pictet Zurich Bank,switzerland.
(http://www.pictet.com)

Kamal Salem died a few months to the maturity of the fixed deposit.
This outcome has made it imposible for me to recover my funds since Kamal
Salem
died without a will and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless
haven
not declared any next of kin or relations in any of his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit papers.

I have been in constant consultation with MR.Christian Malaer,Head of
Private
Banking Department of Pictet Bank and He has assured me of his desire to
assist
in pulling out the funds and keeping 40% to himself and 60% for me since the
certificate of deposit for the $68m dollars in Kamal Salem's name is in my
custody
and according to the swiss secret banking law,which the
Due to my position in the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) I do not want this funds traced
to my account. my proposal is that, I will like you as a foreigner to stand
in
as the next of kin, to provide me,your account details into which this
funds will be transfered into and be rest assured that you will be duely
rewarded.
Kindly respond through my very private email address:
karenkoningabuzayd@unrwa-un.com
if willing to assist for further instructions.

Regards
Abuzayd

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