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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: emma john <ubanaeze_77@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 20:33:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Ugent Reply


FROM MR. Ubanaeze.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
BANQUE CENTRALE LOME-TOGO.

ATTN:
Pleasure writting to you, I am Mr. Ubanaeze the
director incharge of auditing and accounting Unit of
Banque Centrale here in Lome-Togo. I and colleagues
deem it fit to contact you regarding to ainternational
fund transfer.
We discovered the sum of twenty two million United
States Dollars (USD22M) belonging to a deceased
customer of this bank who happens to be a German
citizen. The fund has been lying in a suspence account
without anybody coming to put claim over the money
since the account owner died in a ghastly
motor accident with his family in Accra Ghana two
years ago. The said fund is now ready for transfer to
a foriegn account whose owner will be portrayed
as the beneficiary and next of kin to the deceased
customer of the bank.
The foriegn account owner will impost himself as the
next of kin to the deceased and respond positively
like a true next of kin who wishes to speed
up the release and transfer of his inherited money.
The over due fund if not claimed by the end of next
quarter, the government of the Federal
Republic of Togo will take over the ownership of the
fund in line with the Federal Edict Act of 1979. We do
not want the government to take over the ownership
of this money, that is why I contacted you for us to
do the deal together, so that we will portray you as
the bonafide next of kin to the deceased who
is by name Mr. Adolf Sterr.
If you accept to carry out this project with us, we
will offer you 25% of the total sum, while I and my
colleagues will take 75% of the total sum. Upon your
acceptance to do this deal with us, we will jointly
effect the transfer within eight working days.
Be rest assured, this transaction carries no risk and
no extra responssibilities on your part, except the
above mentioned roles and normally you will be
required to maintain absolute information and
absolute secrecy throughout the duration of this
transaction, because discussing it with a third party
might jeopardise the entire transaction.
I am looking forward to receiving your interesting
reply on this project as that will greatly enrich the
both of us.
Best Regards,
Mr. Ubanaeze.









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