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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: "B.Graham Weston" <barrwestonw4@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 07:20:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT/INQUIRY TO ( Herman Fechter )


WESTON CHAMBERS SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES OF THE SUPREME COURT. FINANCIAL ACCREDITED BANK ATTORNEYS/ORGANIZATION REP. ( barr_gwestonw8@yahoo.co.uk )

Barrister Graham Weston,LLM,LLD,Dipl.Admin
The principal partner Koffi,Chambers
No.10 Rue Avenida, Lome-Togo.
Phone: +228-933 83 63.

ATTN/PLS.,

I am Barrister Graham Weston,a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Engr.P. T. Fechter ,a national of your country,who used to work with Shell development Company in Lome Togo. As the director of logistic and he is the principal owner and Director of PAMAL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTAINANCE INC. here in Lome-Togo with its branches at Accra in Ghana and Cotonou in Benin Republic.Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2000, my client,his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also prooved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name over the Internet,to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

However,i contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$17.5Million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the INVESTMENT TRUST CONTINENTAL BANK .where this huge amount were deposited. The said INVESTMENT TRUST CONTINENTAL BANK LOME TOGO has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Therefore , on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law,Call me for more datils.

Best regards.

Barrister Graham Weston.LLM,LLD,Dipl.Admin
The principal partner Weston,Chambers
Call Me On Phone: +228-933 83 63 .
E-mail: barrwestonw1@yahoo.co.uk )







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