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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: r_chavez <robertchavez@mail2world.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 15:13:41 -0500
Subject: hope I can rely on you.



First,I must apologise to you for using this medium to communicate about this transaction,though it is my great pleasure in writing you this letter on behalf of my colleague and myself.I am Robert Chavez,the manager in charge of auditing and accounting section of a bank in UK.My colleague and I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.I would be brief and direct to ensure you understand everything properly.
During our investigation and auditing in this bank,my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a wealthy and now deceased customer of our Bank who died on 26 September 1997 in a plane crash in Garuda,Indonesia.He operated a 15yrs life scheme with our bank. The value of this account is Fourteen million British Pounds Sterling (14million GBP).Since his untimely death the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the funds either from his family or relations before our discovery to this development. Meanwhile the whole arrangement to put claim over these funds as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place.Directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit from this great business opportunity.We could have done this deal on our own,but because of our position in this country operating a local account would
eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank.
This is the actual reason why it will require a second party that will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it would be after due verification and clearification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designated bank account. May I at this point emphasize that this transaction is a successful arrangement,as an insider of the bank I have the capacity to monitor that everything is going well. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to your own share of the total sum as gratification. This share of yours is negotiable as long as it is reasonable.Please, you have been adviced to keep this a top secret as we are still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you.I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask us to
come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages we shall agree upon.All other necessary information will be sent to you on your acceptance to champion this transaction with us.I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible,stating your wish in this deal.
Yours faithfully,
Robert Chavez.





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