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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: eldgar_hab@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 21:20:46 +0200
Subject: urgent proposal.

From The Desk of
MR Eldgar Habib.
Branch Manager Bank Of Africa
Republic of Benin
Email:eldgarha@caramail.com


I am Mr Eldgar Habib Branch Manager, Bank of AFrica-Benin), I
have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
A British Oil consultant and contractor with the Kruger Gold Company,
Mr.Remond Beck made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar
months, valued at US$22,000,000.00 (Twenty-two Million United State 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 Kruger Gold Company that Mr. Raymond Beck died
in a plane crash along with his wife Mr. and Mrs. Remond Beck died in
a plan crash along with his wife in Egypt Air Flight 990, 1999 air
crash
(for more information about this crash and person you can contact this
website: http://www.s-t.com/daily/11-99/11-02-99/d08ho174.htm
Since we got this information about his death and 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. Remond Beck did not declare any kin
or
relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork
in my Bank.
This sum of US$22,000,000.00 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 Laws of Federal
Republic
of
Benin, at the expiration of 7 (seven) years, the money will revert
to the ownership of the (BENIN) 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 next of kin to Mr. Remond Beck 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 services of an attorney for drafting and
notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter
of
probate/administration in your favor 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.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email
address above.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please
send
me

your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. 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 confidential email address.
Regards.

MR ELDGAR HABIB.



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