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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: "williams lampard" <williams_bb1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 19:06:31 PST
Subject: proposal

FROM: THE CHIEF ACCOUNT OFFICER,

WESTPAC BANKING INCORPORATION,

LONDON, ENGLAND- UNITED KINGDOM

PRIVATE TELEPHONE : + 44-7031945855

DIRECT FAX: + 44-7092867005



Dear Friend,

Having obtained your contact from the internet and coupled with my deep
interest to invest in your country, I decided to contact and solicit your
mutual assistance.

I am Mr. williams graham ,Branch Accounting Officer, Westpac Banking
Corporation London.

On January 6th 1999, one Mr. Mohamed Kamal Yasser ,an Egyptian National,a
consultant/contractor with Gardiner & Theobald,a leading firm of project
and cost management consultants, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit,
valued at 19,500,000.00(Nineteen Million,Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) for
twelve calender months in my Bank Branch. Upon Maturity, we 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
(Gardiner & Theobald) that Mr. Mohamed Kamal Yasser died from air disaster
in October 31st, 1999(<http://www.greatdreams.com/PassEAir990.htm)

On further investigation, it was discovered that he died without making a
WILL (En-state) and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. On
further investigations, it was discovered that Late Mr. Mohamed Kamal
Yasser did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work here at the Bank. The
total sum, 19,500,000.00 pounds is still 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.

In accordance with the Banking Federal Laws and constitution, at the
expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
Government if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds.
Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the
next of kin to late Mr. Mohamed Kamal Yasser so that you and I can benefit
from the fruits of this old man's labour to enhance humanitarian
Organisation Worldwide.

Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you either by fax or
email a scanned copy of the WestpacBanking Corporation "Next of Kin Payment
Application Form" as well as detailed information on how this deal would be
transacted.

We shall employ the services of a solicitor for the drafting of the LAST
WILL & TESTAMENT of Late Mr. Mohamed Kamal Yasser and to obtain all other
relevant papers in your namefor the necessary documentation for payment
approval in my bank headquarters in your favour.

The money will be shared in the ratio: Sixty percent for me, thirty five
percent for you and five percent for any arising contigencies during the
course of this transaction.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangements that
will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position as
the Bank's Branch Accounting Officer to secure approvals and guarantee the
successful execution of this transaction. It will take only 7-10 working
days to conclude this transaction.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If this
interests you, please reply me immediately through my private email
adress:( williams_bb1@yahoo.com) and include your private phone number for
voice contact and fax number so that I can provide you with more details
andrelevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Thanks,

williams Graham

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