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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: "rabi sanko" <rabi_sanko@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 20:21:25 +0000
Subject: UGRENT ASSITANCE

FGood day.
I am Mr.HASSAN PAORE, Solicitor and Notary
Public, the personal attorney to Mr. Dennis Shaun the
president of DIAMOND SAFARIES CO.LTD.ACCRA-GHANA who
might be national of your Crook.
On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and
their only son were
Involved in a car accident along ACCRA/KUMASI Express
Road. Unfortunately,
they all lost their lives in the event of the
accident, since then I have
made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relativesand this has also proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to trace his Relatives over the
Internet, to locate any
member of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you.
I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money
and property left behind before they get confiscated
or declared unserviceable by the bank where my client
lodged these huge deposits.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an
account valued at about $18.3 Million US Dollars.
Consequently, the bank issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin or have the account confiscated within
a short time.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over a year
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin ofthedeceased
since you share the same surname so that the proceeds
of this account valued at 7 Million Dollars can be
paid to you for both of us to share the money; 45% to
me and 45% to you, while 10% should be for expenses or
tax as your
government may require. I have all necessary legal
documents that can be used to backup the claim.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this deal
Through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
the law. Please get in touch with me through my email
to enable us discuss further. If is your
relative or not..let me know if you are interested to
stand to make the
claim due to bearing the same last surname with my
late client. In other to tell you what its required to
execute this deal. We will jointly take care
of notarization of all relevant required documents
from the high court here in Ghana before you will
contact the bank as the Next of Kin. Bye for now and
thanks for your understanding.
Best Regards,
H.PAORE

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