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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: "paius dibia" <paiusdibia12a@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:51:14 +0000
Subject: Inheritance Payment Schedule For Late Mr Francis N.Ken

From:Mr Paius E.Dibia
International Bank Of Africa Lome Togo,West Africa
Direct Tel/Fax:+ 228 903-5855
Private Email:paiusdibia@hotmail.com


Attn: Sir/Madam.




With all due regards My name is Mr Paius E.Dibia the manager credit an
foreign bills of INTERNATIONAL BANK OF AFRICA Lome-Togo [BIA-BANK] . I
amwriting in respect of foreign customer of my bank with account
number:(14-255-2001/Ecb/tg) who perished in a car accident on the 21ist
april 2003alongside with his wife & only child.befor his untimely death was
a foreign contractor with Shell Bp Lome-Togo. However since the demise of
thisour customer I personally have watched with keen interest to see the
next of kinbut all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds
of , [ ten million five hundred thousand united states dollars] with my bank
for a very long time. A public notice has been issued by the Ecobank-Togo
for his avaliable next of kin to come forward for this inheritance payment
but all to no avail. on this note i decided to seek for a foriegn investor
whom his name shall be used as the next of kin as no one has come up to be
the next of kin and the banking ethics here does not allow such money to
stay more than four years becuase after four years the money will be
recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed . However in my desprate search
for urgent assistance i decided to contact you considering similarities in
your both last names.

Now my Questions are :
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be the inheritax Tax covering the total ammount to recieve this
funds in your country?

I am Anxiously looking forward to your urgent responce .

Yours Truly,

From:Mr Paius E.Dibia
International Bank Of Africa Lome Togo,West Africa
Direct Tel/Fax:+ 228 903-5855
Private Email:paiusdibia@hotmail.com

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