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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: ahmed usman <ahm_usman@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 03:54:32 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Urgent response


Dear Sir,
I must solicit your confidentiality and assure you
that I am contacting you in good faith and this
proposal will be of mutual benefit. I am
Ahmed Usman Esq., a legal practitioner. My client,
an expatriate, was killed with his entire
family in a fatal motor accident, sparing none of the
occupants of the vehicle two years ago.
Before his death, I assisted him in the deposit of
some funds with a Security Company for safekeeping.
The funds have remained unclaimed since his death, and
such unclaimed funds are appropriated and returned to
the treasury as a matter of policy.
Considering the lack of success in my bid to locate
any of his relatives for over a year now, I hereby
solicit your consent to enable me present you
as the Next of Kin to my deceased client.
I am contacting you for two reasons.
Firstly, you both have the same last name, which makes
the claim most credible. Secondly, I strongly believe
that the Security Company does not deserve to inherit
the funds. These reasons led to my resolve to claim
the funds, which was why I contacted you.
With your permission, I will proceed to establish you
as the next of kin/Beneficiary to my late client. As
soon as this is done, you will then give instructions
to the Security Company, to transfer the deposited
funds into another account you will provide, after
which we shall then share the funds upon agreed terms.
When I receive your response, I will provide you with
further details.
Thank you for your understanding.
Ahmed Usman {Mr.}.




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