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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: "Akakpo Williams" <akakpo_williams@msn.com>
Reply-To: akakpowilliams@hotmail.fr
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:23:10 +0000
Subject: PLEASE URGENT REPLY NEEDED

Premier International Bank Plc
Av. Jean Paul II,
Carrefour des Trois Banques,
01 BP 2020 - Cotonou
Benin Republic.

Dear Friend

I am Mr.Akakpo Williams the director in charge of Auditing and Accounting
section of Premier Bank Benin, and also a special account officer to one of
our big customers . He was a Seasoned Contractor with Benin Cement Company
in Benin Republic. Unfortunately he died in the plane crash of Union
Transport Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou, Benin republic on the
december 25,2003.

You will read more stories about the crash on
visiting this website www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/

Before his death on the 25th December 2003, Mr.Ghadar has a fixed deposit
account with the bank and no other person knows about this account or any
thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my
investigation proved to me 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 repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.

Consequently, Since I 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 proceeds of this account valued at US$20.6 million
can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 70% to me and
30% to you. I have all necessary legal documents 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 will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. All
documents of transaction will be destroyed immediately we receive this money
leaving no trace to any place.
If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email your following
information to me:

a. Complete names
b. Private telephone number
c. Private fax number
d. Private email

Sincerely,
Mr Akakpo Williams


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