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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: "jean kerekou" <jean_kerekou@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jeankerekou@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:38:29 +0000
Subject: Lets Work It Out.

I am JEAN KEREKOU the director in charge of Auditing and
Accounting Department of BANK OF AFRICA Benin,in West Africa,

With due respect and regard, I decided to contact you on a business
that will be beneficial to both of us at the end.I perused over your
profile from the internet today and your last name marched with that of our
late
client and thus this contact to help me.

Unfortunately our client died in the plane crash of Union Transport
Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou Benin Republic on the December
25,2003.
You may read more stories about the crash on visiting these websites:

http://english.pravda.ru/accidents/21/97/384/11653_Aircrash.html
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash

Before his death on the 25th December 2003,he had a fixed deposit
account with the bank and my investigation proved that his supposed
next of kin died along with him in the crash.
Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
contact you to assist in transffering the money left behind by my
client to your nominated account before the bank confiscates the fund.

I seek your consent, to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$4.7 million can be paid
into your account and thereafter you and l can share the money.
70% to me and my colleagues 30% to you.

I shall provide all necessary legal document that can be used to back up any
claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us
see
this business through.

I assure you that this business will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.
All document of transaction shall be destroyed immediately
we receive this money leaving no traces behind.

If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email the following
information to enable me furnish you with more details.

a. Complete names
b. Private telephone number
c. Private fax number
d. Private email

Have a nice day and God bless.
Sincerely,

Mr JEAN KEREKOU.

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