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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: "james davis" <james_da076@msn.com>
Reply-To: jamesdavis@ny.com
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:15:56 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

Dear Friend,

I am James Davis, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine, by
name Mr.Roy Maguire,who here in after shall be referred to as my
client,died in Banda Aceh in Indonesia with all members of is
family in the deadly Tsunami.

Please log to this website for more about the sunami
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/12/30/canadian-victims041230.html

I am contacting you to assist me in ensuring that the funds lodged by
my client with a Financial Institution Abroad. The financial
institution is not decleared unclaimed hence my reason for
contacting you.

The financial institution has issued me a notice to contact the next of
kin, or the Funds lodge by my client will be confiscated.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late client,so that the proceeds of
this funds can be transfer to you,Then we can share the funds and
give half to the victim of the tsunami in Indonesia, As donation
from my late client.

I have all documents that shows He deposite it with the financial
institution. We will Share on a mutually agreed-upon percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin
will be provided. All I require is your honest cooperation to
enable us see this transaction through.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law. If this business
proposition offends your moral values,do accept my apology. Please
contact me at once to indicate your interest.

However if you are willing to assist me in this venture. I will
establish a verbal telephonecommunication with you and bring you
into a much better picture of the situation.


Best Regards,

James Davis.

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