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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: "micheal lesolle" <m2lesolle@web.de>
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 08:34:20 +0100
Subject: 19th Feb. 2005 Mail

Micheal Lesolle
Stanbic Bank Botswana,
Stanbic House
Plot 50672,Fairground
(off Machel Drive),Private Bag 00168
Gaborone,Botswana.
Email: mlesolle2005@tiscali.it

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Michael Lesolle, with the Stanbic Bank Botswana.This is an urgent
and very confidential business proposition.

On June 6, 2001,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the Botswana
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Mr.Anthony Stones made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at Twenty-six Million,
five hundred thousand 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 National PetroleumCorporation that Mr.Anthony Stones died in an automobile accident.

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.Anthony
Stones did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum
has carefully been fixed in my bank for safekeeping.

No one will ever come forward to claim it.According to Botswana Law, at
the expiration of five years, the money will revert to the ownership
of the 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 owner of the money which was fixed deposited in my bank.
I am writing you because I cannot operate a foreign account due to the
conditions of my employment.

The money will be moved out for us to sh! are in the ratio of 80% for and
20% for you.The paperwork for this transaction will be done by my
Attorney and i am already taking care of this.

If you are interested, please reply immediately via my email address and
Upon your response,I shall then provide you with more details that will
help you understand the transaction.

Be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both
of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in real
estate within your country.

Awaiting your prompt response ONLY via my email address: mlesolle2005@tiscali.it

Thanks and my regards.

Michael Lesolle.

 

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