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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: "henry williams" <willyhen02@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:43:59 +0000
Subject: With due respect

Good Day Dear,



I know that the content of this message will be a surprise to you; I am
Barrister Henry Maka Williams, a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to a staff of Oil Development Company here in Togo by name
Dr.Edward and His family; Hereafter shall be referred to as my client. On
the 26th, of December 2003, my client, his wife and their three children
were involved in a plane crash at Benin unfortunately lost their lives. See
the website for details.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html

Ever since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any
of my client‘s extended relatives, which has proved 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.



My client left a lot of money in Millions amounted US$9.5 Million in a
security deposit company here as well as bought over many other valuable
properties worth millions of dollars.

I have contacted you to help repatriate his money and properties before they
get confiscated or the company declares the deposit unserviceable.



I have all documents to this deposit and property, all I required is your
assistance to relocate especially, his huge deposits.



Once everything is completed and the fund transferred to your account, we
shall negotiate on how we are going to distribute the fund even if it we
will take sending some to charity homes in your country.

Your soonest response is anticipated.

l wait to hear from you



Best regards,



Barrister Henry M Williams Esq.

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