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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: "john goma" <contact_jogoma2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johngoma1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:15:42 +0000
Subject: Urgent Assistance/Reply

Dear Sir/Ma,
My name is Dr.John Goma. the Chairman of Independent Committee on
Unclaimed Foreign Funds(I.C.U.F.F),Republic of Benin. ICUFF is charged
with the responsibility of finding foreign bank accounts belonging to our
late citizens which have remained dormant/unclaimed over the years.

It may interest you to know that In July of 2003, the Netherlands
Banker's Association published a list of dormant accounts originally
owned by non citizens. Some of these dormant accounts belonged to late
citizens of the Republic of Benin. The continuing efforts of the Independent
Committee on Unclaimed Foreign Funds(I.C.U.F.F) has since resulted in the
discovery of additional dormant accounts - 572 in April, 2005.

A dormant account of ODNER ADELE with a credit balance of 21,000,000
US dollar plus accumulated interest was discovered by me. The beneficiary
died several years back leaving no WILL and no possible records for trace of
heirs.

The Claims Resolution Tribunal have been mandated to report all
unclaimed funds for permanent closure of the accounts and transfer of
existing credit balance into the treasury of Netherland government as
provided by the law for management of assets of deceased beneficiaries
who died interstate (sic) (living no wills).

The Netherland Bank Claims Processing Office has sent us a
notification to forward all valid claims for immediate payment to
existing beneficiaries.Being the chairman of ICUFF, I will be in charge
of issue of authority for claim of the funds without any hitch. The claim
of the funds will be proccessed in your name as the legitimate beneficiary.

I need a foreign partner to HELP claim the funds.You will be required
to provide me with your details for the processing of the necessary legal,
and administrative claim documents for transfer of the funds to you.
Provide me with your full name, address, and telephone/fax.

I will pay all required fees that will enable your claim from the
Netherland Bank from where you can access the funds and effect transfer
to your account you shall provide as the beneficiary.

I am pledging to give you some percentage of the transferred sum for
your assistance and you will be mandated to keep the remaining
percentage for me pending my visit to your country for my business plans.

Thank you for your prompt response.
Dr.John Goma.

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