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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: "JOY EGO" <joyego05@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsjoy.ego@email.ro
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:45:17 +0000
Subject: I AM WAITING YOUR REPLY TODAY.

MRs. Joy Ego
Director; Grand Union Assurance;
Company Ltd.
234-80-36105465

Send Reply: mrsjoyego2006@yahoo.co.uk

Good day My Dear Friend,

I write to make this surprising but mutually benefiting business
proposal. I am MRs joy EGO Director; Grand Union Assurance; Company Ltd.
As one of the top members of the Board of Director of this Grand Union
Assurance Company, in a recent meeting, we the members of the Board of
Management
and the Legal / Treasury Department of this Assurance Company recommended
that the account of MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN, who maintained a Life Assurance
Policy, should be declared Dormant and confisticated hence moving his
unclaimed benefits funds to the Treasury according to our Banking and
Financial law for the fact that it has been over a decade that the
Assurance Contract was made and after the death of the PolicyHolder, none of
his relatives has front to claim the left behind estate.

Recently, I came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a
deceased person (MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN). He was foreigner, and
unfortunately he
is now late. This man was our client and has a Life Assurance Policy WORTH
the sum of Thirty Seven Million United States Dollars (US$37,000,000.00).
Right now, the fund is lying unclaimed in our custody and there is NO next
of
kin mentioned in his file and there is NO HOW we can reach any of his other
relatives. All efforts made by us to establish contact with any other
of his relations has proved abortive and unsuccessful. His Life Assurance
Policy will expire in the next few months from the date of this letter. Just
few weeks back, we received an instruction from Ministry of Social Welfare
to forward particulars of all unclaimed benefits that will expire in the
next few months.

Upon my personal finding on this matter, I kept this information secret
to myself until now that I am contacting you. In view of the fact that the
deceased customer was a foreigner (from a different country), it is
Officially important for the involvement of a foreigner who will pose
as a next-of-kin. Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address
when replying this mail and I will give you more information as soon as you
indicate your willingness to assist in this viable transaction. The
whole Procedures will last only 5 working days to get the fund retrieved
successfully Without trace even in future

Please I need the following:

1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS/COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.
4. YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION

The transaction will be done successfully and smoothly completed via
email and telephone. Send your full name, address and telephone number to me
via email urgently today so that I will call you for discussions. I PROMISE
that you must be happy and shall rejoice greatly soonest for cooperation
with me in this transaction. After successful conclussion of this
transaction,
we shall share the money in the ratio of 6:3 (60% for me, 30% for you and
the remainning 10% be set aside for any expenses that may be incured in the
project.

I await your good response today. Thanks and remain blessed. I require
you to maintain the confidentiality of this transaction because it is
important due to the fact that I am still in active services this Assurance
Company. Your earliest response to this matter is very important.

I AM WAITING YOUR REPLY TODAY.

Kind Regards,

MRs. Joy Ego
Grand Union Assurance Company Ltd.
Send Reply: Email:mrsjoyego2006@yahoo.co.uk

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