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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: petercole901@handbag.com
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 10:39:18 +0100
Subject: SOLICITING FOR BUSINESS VENTURE

SOLICITING FOR BUSINESS VENTURE


Dear Friend

It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my colleagues.
I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in execution
of a deal hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep
it confidential because of the nature of the business.

I am an Accountant with a Bank here in Ghana, My name is Mr Peter Cole,a
banker I am the personal Account Manager to a Late Engineer liew kuppusamy,a
National of your Country, who used to be a C.E.O to a mining company here
in Ghana. Here in after shall be referred to as my client,

This family perished in a Car accident which happened along Kumasi/Accra
Express way here in Ghana.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly The Trust
company Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($18.1 Million
US Dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the
account confiscated within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
hence all the necessary approvals has been completed.

since you are from the same country with him, so that the proceeds of this
account valued at US$18.1Million U S Dollars can be paid to you. And then
you and me can share the money.60% to me and 40% to you.

All the necessary documents that will be used to back up this claim will
be made available .

All I require is your honest cooperation 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.

Please reply to ( petercole101@excite.com )

Sincere Regards,

Peter Cole

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