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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: makinde bello <makinde_bello@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 04:11:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PRIVATE MESSAGE TO YOU;;


FROM HON BARRISTER MAKINDE
THE ROYAL LAW CHAMBERS LOME-TOGO
P.O BOX 158 RUE DE BUELAVAD LOME-TOGO

Dear Sir.

SUB:URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL MATTER

I am Barr. makinde bello (Solicitor and Advocate)and personal/family Attorney to the late Engr J.N BYRON, a national of your country, who used to be financial chevron petroleum company in lome togo herein shall be referred to as "my client''.On the 21st of April 2002, my client'' his wife and their three children were involved in the Kenya Airways flight air crash with registration number 5Y-BEN which departed from Nairobi to destination lome and all the family died in this fatal air mishap 21 April 2002.

Ever since then, I have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any of "my client extended relatives but this has also proved unsuccessful. "My client'' left lots of money in the ECOWAS TOGOLAISE BANK LOME-TOGO.Where the deceased had an account Valued at about (25.million US dollars), Note, that my client deposited the fund before his unfortunate demise, and of which I have the whole Documents to the fund as his Attorney here in lome togo.I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name with my client so I desided to contact you as the next of kin, Upon the confirmation of your Bank particulars, your private telephone and fax number, i will not hesitate to start the necessary step that will enable you claim the fund from the Bank.

Finally, every further information regarding to this fund will be disclosed to you as soon as I confident my trust in you that you will never take undue advantage of the fund upon the claim of the money from the Bank.

Percentage terms will also be discussed with you before we can proceed.
Awaiting your prompt response via:

You can also contact me immediately directly to my Private Email Address;makinde_bello@myway.com

NOTE; Your private telephone number is highly needed for an easy communication.


Best Regards

Barr.makinde (Esq)

Principal Partner





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