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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: markjames vuso <markjames_vuso2000@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 09:21:15 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY




MR MARK JAMES VUSO

MANAGER ALERT SECURITY COMPANY,

DURBAN SOUTH AFRICA.

EMAIL:markjames_vuso2000@yahoo.co.in



ATTENTION,

I wish to notify you that I am privileged to peruse over your profile today.

I am greatly impressed on your person. I MARK JAMES VUSO A citizen of

SOUTH AFRICA, THE MANAGER OF ALERT SECURITIES.

In my company Mr, Akbar Ali was a Seasoned Contractor with Cement

and Oil Companies in Benin Republic and Cameroon, who unfortunately

died in the Plane crash of Union Transport Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in

Cotonou, Benin Republic on the December 25,2003. You will read more

stories about the crash on visiting this websites



http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/

http://english.pravda.ru/accidents/21/97/384/11653_Aircrash.html



Before his death on the 25th December 2003, Mr, Ali has a large sum of

money deposited with my company and no other person knows about this

Fund or any thing concerning it, the consignment has no other beneficiary

and my investigation proved to me that his supposed next of kin/beneficiary

died along with him in the crash. Since then I have made several enquiries

to locate any of Mr Ali extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I contacted

you to assist in claiming the money left behind by Mr Ali before my company

get confiscated or declared unserviceable.



Consequently, Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for

over 5 weeks now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin/

beneficiary of the deceased so that this sum valued at US$26.6 million can

be paid to you and then you and me can share the money 60% to me and

40% to you.



I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim

we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing

this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate

arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.



All documents of transaction will be destroyed immediately we receive this

money leaving no trace to any place.

If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email your following information

to me:



A. Private telephone number

B. Private fax number

C. Private email

D. Your contact address

E. Your full name

Await your Urgent reply



Sincerely



Mr MARK JAMES VUSO

ALERT SECURITY.




All reply to email:markjames_vuso2000@yahoo.co.in




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