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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: austin3@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 14:47:35 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?REPLY=20IMMEDAITELY?=

The Branch Manager
Apex Trust Bank
Blouvard branch Lome
Togo.

My private Email: austinfolouma1@yahoo.co.uk


Dear Friend,

This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not
yet met. The message could be strange but real if you pay some attention
to I could have notified you about it at least for the sake of your integrity.
Please accept my sincere apologies In bringing this message of goodwill
to you, I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you any embarassment.

I am Mr.Austin Folouma Branch Manager, Apex Trust Bank (ATB). I managed
to get your contact details through the Internet myself. Time is of the
importance and I am desperately looking for a person to assist me in this
confidential business. A British oil consultant/contractor with the Togolese
National inestment Corporation, Mr.Frank van Dijck Best made a numbered
time (Fixed) Deposit on January 6,1999,valued at US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve
Million five Hundred Thouand Dollars)for twelve (12)calender months 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 Togolese National Inestment Corporation
that Mr.Frank van Dijck died from an automobile accident On Sunday evening
July 16, 2000.
You can see Mr.Frank van Dijck on this website

http://www.junior-riders.com/news/belgium/2000/frankvandijck.html

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.Frank van Dijck did not declare
any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank . This sum of US$12,500,000.00 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 Togolese Law, at the expiration of 6 (six) years,the money will revert
to the ownership of the Togolese Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund as the deceased kinship. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like
you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.Frank van Dijck
so that the fruits of this old man's labour 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 service
of two lawyers for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the
necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favour
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.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction. 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 email

address.

NB: Please respond to my private email : austinfolouma1@yahoo.co.uk

Yours Faithfully
Mr.Austin Folouma





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