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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: akokovi abiola <akokoviabiolatg4@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 11:33:18 +0100 (BST)
Subject: GOODDAY... Gerard Lobo



BARRISTER AKOKOVI ABIOLA,LLM,LLD,Dipl.Admin
THE PRINCIPAL PARTNER ABIOLA ,CHAMBERS
No.10 RUE AVENIDA LOME TOGO

Dear sir

I am AKOKOVI ABIOLA a solicitor at law. I am the personalattorney to late (Engr.A.C.Lobo) a foreigner who used to work withTEXACO an Oil Servicing Company here in Togo,and he was theprincipal owner and Director of DALLARS CONSTRUCTION ANDMAINTAINANCE INC. here in Lome-Togo with its branches at Accra inGhana and Cotonou in Benin Republic. Herein aftershall bereferred to as my client.

On the 18th of December 2003, my client, his wife and their onlydaughter travelled to their country IRAN on holiday andunfotunantely, they were involved in an Earthquake which occoured in Bam on the 26th of December 2003 in IRAN which claim about 25thausand lives in the Earthquake .

Since the earthquake I have made several enquiries to locate anyof my clients extended relatives, this has proved unsuccessful.Iam contacting you based on the fact that my client deposited onetrunk BOX as a family treasure with a security company here inLOME-TOGO valued at US$9.5 million of which he handed over theCERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT with me as his lawyer.And i also ask himthen why he choose to deposit the fund/BOX in a security companyrather than bank,

He told me that it was due to political instablity inTOGO andthat he was assured by the Manager of the security company thathe can claim his BOX from any of their Branch Offices in EUROPEand ASIA countries For the fact that I have been unsuccesfull inlocating the relatives since the earthquake occoured, I herebyseek your consent to present you as the relative or the businesspartner to my late client, All i want from you is maximum
co-operation to enable us make the claim of these Box to our benefit.

I have all the necessary information that will guide you to thesuccessful claim of these BOX and legal POWER OF ATTORNEY thatwill make you the beneficary of the BOX will be prepared by me ashis attorney. I guarantee that this will be executed underlegitimate arrangement that will protect you and I to this effect.

NOTE THAT I INTEND TO SHARE THE FUND AS FOLLOWS:40%FORYOUR
PARTICIPATION,50% FOR ME AND 10% will be set aside to take care
of expenses that may arise during the time of transaction andalso telephone billsBest regards,Barrister AKOKOVI ABIOLA.LLM,LLD,Dipl.Admin

PLEASE ALWAYS CONTACT ME
THROUGH MY PRIVATE E-MAIL;akokoviabiolatg5@yahoo.co.in















































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