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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: Yaw John yaw <jyaw@zuvio.com>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 08:21:29 -0700
Subject: GOOD DAY.

From the desk of:
Yaw Chambers Solicitors & Advocates
125b kwame kuruma street
Accra Ghana.


Hello Friend,
I am Barrister Yaw John Yaw the attorney of Yaw Chambers, in Accra Ghana in West
Africa,and also a special adviser to Late Mr. Hassan Balhas Ghadar, a Lebanese.
He was a Seasoned Contractor with Ghana Gold Company in Republic of Ghana, who
unfortunately died in the plane crash of Union Transport Africalines Flight
Boeing 727 in Cotonou, Benin republic on the December 25,2003.

You will read more stories about the crash on visiting this website:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/.

Before his death on the 25th December 2003, Mr.Ghadar has a fixed deposit with a
security company in Ghana here and no other person knows about this money or any
thing concerning it apart from me as his trusted attorney, the money has no other
beneficiary and my investigation proved to me that his supposed next of kin died
along with him in the crash.

Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to contact you. I contacted you to assist in repatriating the
money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the security company.

Consequently, Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over
17 mounts now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased so that the proceeds of this money valued at US$10,600,000.00 (ten
million six hundred thousand united states dollars only ) can be paid to you and
then you and me can share the money. 70% to me and 30% to you.

Note:I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law. All documents of transaction
will be destroyed immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place.

If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email your following information to
me:via yawjohnyaw@yahoo.com
a. Complete name and Address
b. Private telephone and fax number

I am highly waiting for your urgent response.
have a nice day and God bless.
Sincerely,
Barrister Yaw John Yaw.(Esq)



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