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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: "collins coker" <barristercollins_coker_esq@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 16:15:06 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION:Fons and Mieke

From Collins Coker Esq.,
Collins Coker & Associate,
Lome-Togo West Africa.
Tel:00228-9-257418
Email:barristercollins_coker@email.com


Attention:Fons and Mieke


Private Message

I am contacting you for the claim of your late uncle fund that was deposited
with the Intercontinental Banque de Afrique.I am soliciting for your
confidence in this matter, this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly
confidential and top Secret. Though I know that a contact of this magnitude
will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all
will be well since I know everything about your late uncle fund.

I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this matter. Let me
start by introducing myself properly to you. I am Barrister Collins Coker
the personal Attorney to your late relative Engr.J.C Mieke (Snr) an oil
Merchant with the Federal Government of lome-togo,who die some years ago in
Kenya Air Bus (A310-300) Flight KQ430. He was Banking with Intercontinental
Banque de Afrique Lome Togo and had a closing balance as at the end of
september,2001
worth $19.5M (Nineteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars).The bank now expects the Next of Kin to come forward as
beneficiary.

Efforts have been made by the Intercontinental Banque de Afrique Lome Togo
to get in touch with any of the Deceased Family or Relatives, but they have
met with no success. Now the management under the influence of the bank
Chairman and Members of the Board of directors, has made arrangement for the
fund to be declared Unclaimed so that they can share the money amongst
themselves. In order to avert this negative development, it is my duty to
contact you since your name was amongst listed in his personal files that
was with me,now you are to stand as the next of kin to his properties.

All documents and proof to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked
out by me for this claim. I have secured from the probate an order of
Mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, and more so am
assuring you that this claim is 100%risk free. Now it is left for you decide
on what you will give as my percentage for assisting you in this claim. Call
me upon receipt of this message. Reply with my private email
(barristercollins_coker@email.com)

Hoping to hear from you soon. Yours Sincerely,
Barrister Collins Coker (SAT)
00228-9-257418

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