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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: "kelvingamba@yahoo.it" <kelvingamba@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:52:40 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY !!!!

MR KELVIN GAMBA
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT
CREDIT BANK BENIN
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC
WEST AFRICA.
TEL +229 88 98 16

MY DEAR ,

I am Mr Kelvin Gamba the director in charge of auditing and accounting section
of Credit Bank Benin republic in West Africa with due respect and regard.

I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very
be neficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.

During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across
a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on 30th
january 2000 on Kenya Airways with aircraft Airbus 310-304 at location
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, with registration number 5Y-BEN while travellingwith
his entire family, his wife, two children and a maid on a festive visit
to Abidjan and since his untimely death the funds has been dormant in his
account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either
from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.

Although personally, I kept this information secret within myself and partners
to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the
time of execution. The said amount was USD$24.1M (twenty four Million one
Hundred Thousand united states dollars).

As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information through
my good friend who works with chamber of commerce on foreign business relations
here in Cotonou-Benin, it is him who recommended your person to me to be
viable and capable to champion a business of such magnitude without any
problem.

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide
next of kin to the deceased and get the required approval and transfer this
money to a foreign account has been put in place, all directives and needed
information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest
and willingness to assist us and also benefit yourself to this great business
opportunity.

In fact i could have done this deal alone but because of my position in
this country as a civil servant, we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time
of transfer because i work in this bank.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who
will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and also present a foreign
account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request
as it may be after due verification and clarification by the correspondent
branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your
own designated bank account.

May i at this point emphasize that this transaction is100% risk free asi
have made all arrangements for a successful transaction as an insider of
the bank before contacting you.On smooth conclusion of this transaction,you
will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification,while 10% will
be set aside to take care of any expenses that may arise during
the time of transfer like telephone bills, fax and our travel tickets to
come over to your country for the sharing of the fund while 60% will be
for me and my partners.

Please you have been advised to keep this a top secretas we are still in
service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with
you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm
the money in your account and ask us to come down to your country for subsequent
sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further
investment either in your country or any country you will advice us to invest
in.

All other necessary information will be sent to you on your acceptanceto
champion this transaction with me.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr Kelvin Gamba.

Reply to ( kelvingamba@yahoo.it )

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