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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: dr jack <dr_jack04@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 13:02:22 +0100 (BST)
Subject: BENEFICIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL,,


AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
BANQUE TOGOLAISE POUR LE
COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE
LOME- TOGO.WEST AFRICA



MY Dear

I am Dr Jack Akpankolo. I am in charge of auditing and
accounting section of Banque Togolaise
Pour Le Commerce Et L'Industrie Lome-Togo in West
Africa with due respect and regard. I have decided to
contact you on a business transaction that will be
very beneficial to both of us at the end of the
transaction.We had a foreign client Mr Mikhail Nixon.
who deposited a huge sum of money (US$8.5million) with
our bank.

As it may interest you to know,please forgive my
indignation if it might offend without your prior
consent through this channel;I got your contact in a
U.S Today News paper in a library departement of
American embassay here in lome togo;
when i was serarching for a reliable honest and trust
worthy person to entrust this business with i was
sinply inspired and motivated to pick your contact
from many names i lists in
I know you are capable to champion a business of such
magnitude without any problem.

Eventually, this client was among the victims of EGYPT
AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the
31-10-1999 in U.S.A but, since then we have not had
any body coming for the claims as the next of kin. A
sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in
the bank.

Now, having monitored this deposit and managed it over
the years before his death, and hence nobody has
showed up as the next of kin for the past one year
plus, I have removed the file to my private vault. I
now solicit for your assistance to present you as the
next of kin as every other arrangement has being
concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner
to enable me move the fund to his account.
This does not have any risk attached to it as all the
internal documentations will be handled by me. I
therefore request you to confirm your interest by a
return message and I will furnish you with details.
Your interest will be negotiable before we commence
the operation. I look forward to hearing from you.

My Regards,
Dr Jack Akpankolo




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