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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: "olu johnson" <olu_johnson01@msn.com>
Reply-To: olu_johnson1@myway.com
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 09:52:57 +0000
Subject: Please Acknowledge Transferring Funds

Dear Friend,

Good day to you,

I presume this letter will come to you as a surprise, but as things unfold,
we will know each other better. I will start by introducing myself to you.
My name is Olu Johnson, a solicitor at law. I am writing in respect of a
foreigner who happens to be my client an oil merchant and contractor (Mr.
Mark Andreoni) who perished in a plane crash of 31st October 1999[WITH
EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] with other passengers aboard as you can confirm it
yourself through the website below.

http://www.cnn.com/US/9910/31/egyptair.03/

Since the demise of my client I personally have watched with keen interest
to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to
claim his funds of US$28.5m(Twenty Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollar) and all the relevant documents in the bank has no
record of any next of kin. On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name
shall be used as his next of kin so i have contacted you to assist in
repatriating most especially, the money left behind by my client before they
get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where the huge
deposits were lodged.

I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the deceased, so
that the proceeds of this account valued at Usd28.5 million dollars can be
paid to you, as my clients Nextof Kin, and then we can share the amount on a
mutual agreed percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim as the
deceased Next of Kin will be provided.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through,also i want you to forward to me the following informations:

1. Your full Name
2. Your address
3. Your telephone number
4. Date of birth
5. Bank Info

I guarantee that this legal transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and you should
endeavor to keep it confidential.
Please get in touch with me, to enable us discuss further about this
transaction. Reply to this Email:olu_johnson31@yahoo.ca or
olu_johnson16@yahoo.co.uk

Best regards,

Olu Johnson


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