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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: "koffi ahmed" <koffi_ahmed85@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 19:32:21 +0000
Subject: FROM MR KOFFI AHMED .

FROM MR KOFFI AHMED
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA WEST AFRICA.

My Dear,

REQUEST FOR COOPERATION ON A PRIVATE BUSINESS DEAL.
Every five years BANK OF AFRICA transfer to its treasury, millions of
dollars of unclaimed Deceased Depositors Fund in compliance with the Banking
Laws and Guidelines to the majority of cases, with reference to my bank-BANK
OF AFRICA, the money normally runs into several millions of dollars. Until
Mr. Arthur Billings death, along with his wife and their two sons in an
EgyptAir Flight 990 plane crash on a festive visit from Los Angeles.

(http://www.greatdreams.com/plane990.htm)

I was his foreign currency denoted bank Account Manager with constant
balance in excess of eight digits. Ever since his death and up till this
time of writing no next
of kin or relation of his has come forward to claim his money with
us.Naturally, as long as late Arthur Billings's money remains unclaimed, the
bank remains richer in free funds with his money. However, with me being in
direct Auditing and Accounting Unit in the Foreign Remittance Department of
my bank. I have all the neccessary informations that you will presents to
the bank as a next of kin or relation of late Arthur Billings
on private business deal basis.

Now the game plan and the purpose of my writing you exclusively having been
highly recommended as then right and proper person to handle this deal by a
Management
Consultant friend of mine, who has travelled widely, including your country
is that I want to pull out this unclaimed money amounting to U.S$10.2M (ten
million two hundred United States dollars). with your cooperation and
assistant by just doing the following:

(a) Provide your direct and private telephone/fax number
for effective communication.
(b) Give immediate reply to this E-mail for details on how
to proceed.

Upon receipt of your response, I will send to you the text of Application
you are required to forward to the Bank. For your cooperation and efforts
30% of the money will be for you as our foreign partner, while 70% will be
for my colleague and myself that will eventually visit your country for
disbursement of our portion. Send me your reply immediately you receive this
message for more directives to my private e-mail:(yakubu_mussa@yahoo.fr )
Looking forward to a mutual beneficial business relationship.

Regards,

MR KOFFI AHMED

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