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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: "Larry Lekwas" <larrylekwas01@msn.com>
Reply-To: larrylekwas2002@walla.com
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 08:21:39 +0000
Subject: From Mr Larry (URGENT)

Dear Friend,


I am MR LARRY LEKWAS the director in charge of Auditing and Accounting
Department of Eco Bank Benin in West Africa, and also the account officer of
Mr.Robert Bouabjian,(the MD Menemenlioglu construction sarl) of Lebanese
Origin.Unfortunately he died in the plane crash of Union Transport
Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou Benin Republic on the December
25,2003.You may read more stories about the crash on visiting these
websites:
http://english.pravda.ru/accidents/21/97/384/11653_Aircrash.html
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash
Before his death on the 25th December 2003, Mr.Robert Bouabjian had a fixed
deposit account with our bank and no other person outside the bank knows
about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other
beneficiary and my investigation proved that his supposed next of kin died
along with him in the crash. Since then I have made several enquiries to
locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact
you. I contacted you to assist in transffering the money left behind by my
client to your nominated bank account before the bank confiscates the
fund.Consequently, since l have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over 5 weeks now. I seek your consent, to present you as the next of kin
of the deceased so that the fund in his account valued at US$4.5million can
be paid into your bank account and thereafter you and l can share the money
50% 50%.I shall procure all necessary legal document that can be used to
back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that this deal will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law. All document of transaction shall be destroyed immediately we receive
this money in your bank account leaving no trace behind.If this proposal is
acceptable to you, kindly send the following information to me.
a. Complete names
b. Private telephone number
c. Private fax number
d. Private email
Have a nice day and God bless.
Sincerely,
MR LARRY LEKWAS


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