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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: isjohnson@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:23:10 -0800
Subject: Good Day,

Good Day,


I am Isaac Johnson, a member of staff in a Corporate Securities firm. We
keep
valuables for high net worth individuals, blue chip corporations and diplomatic
organisations.



I am contacting you in regards to our client, the late president Gnassingbe
Eyadema of Togo, who died on the 5th of February, 2005. This client has
a total deposit of Thirty Two Million United States Dollars in our vaults.
After the 9/11 incidents, our company policy do not permit cash deposit,
so he confided in me as the foreign operations officer to make this deposit
since June 2003.



The last communication I had with him was on the 25th of November 2004,
where he was making arrangements to claim the deposit. Thereafter it was
revealed that he died of heart attack in his home town in Togo. After the
acknowledgement of his death, it became apparent that there was no claim
to his funds since he listed no next of kin in his bio-data form. He made
the deposit under the name of Standard Trust investment (STI) and disclosed
the content as company valuables and Antiques. This was for confidentiality
and to reduce taxes.


If no claim is made within six months, the company under its storage terms
and conditions will legally auction the content of the deposit. If discovered
that the content is cash, it will be confiscated and I would be penalised,
since I accepted the cash deposit against the company?s regulations. As
a staff, it is impossible for me to have access to the funds or claim it
myself. More so, such valuable deposits are kept at a different branch,
where we have our terminal facilities. Consequently, it is important that
I find a credible candidate to play the role of a Trustee or representative
to Guardian Trust Investment to help claim the deposit. It is on this ground
that I need your assistance to claim the funds which will be possible with
the information I hold. Once this is achieved, you shall be entitled to
50% of the total funds while I shall retain the balance 50%.



I am aware of the risks involved in this proposal, therefore I ask that
you consider the factors above and keep it strictly confidential. However,
if you feel you are unable to fulfil this role, I request you discard of
this letter. Please reply via email isjohnson10@yahoo.com or the about
email.



I look forward to hearing form you.



Thank you.



Isaac Johnson





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