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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: "ENGR.ISAAC JOSEPH" <isaacjoseph@paulsmithconsultant.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 20:35:28 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend

FROM:CHRISTA KOKU
Email:christakoku12@yahoo.com

Attn:Dear Friend,

I am Dr chtista koku and I am contacting you on business transfer of a huge
sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of
this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring
you that all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you
due to the urgency of this transaction.

PROPOSITION:
I am the bank manager to Engr. Ramon Beck. (deceased) one of our foreign
client.in the plane crash.While he was alive, none of his family members was
ever known to me other than his immediate nuclear family.Since his death,
none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims to
thismoney as the heir. I cannot release the fund from his bank unless
someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in
our banking guidelines.

Having made a very frantic and exhaustive search for any of his family
members for the claim of the fund proved abortive, I decided to contact
you.I now seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to the
deceased as I have all documentations including his certified Death
Certificate that will facilitate your stand as next of kin to him as he had
a closing balanced of USD11,500,000.00 . I also have secured from the
probate an order of mandamus to locate any member of deceased family to
become beneficiary of this fund.

Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business endeavour by furnishing me with the following:
1. Beneficiary name and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers

These requirements will enable me make some internal re-adjustments and file
your name in all the forms and other vital documents as next of kin which
before now was left blank by the deceased in all his files with me seven
years ago. Upon your reply, I will advice the way forward. I must assure you
that if you are serious and follow my instructions carefully, then this
funds will be released to you within a seven-working-day period.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the
trust I have bestowed in you, I await your urgent mail. You should urgently
contact me through this email address:christakoku12@yahoo.com


Regards,
Dr.Christa koku.

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