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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: "Graham Weston Weston" <barr_gwestonw2@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:44:33 +0000
Subject: URGENT/INQUIRY TO ( Marcel )

WESTON CHAMBERS SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES OF THE SUPREME COURT. FINANCIAL
ACCREDITED BANK ATTORNEYS/ORGANIZATION REP.

Barrister Graham Weston,LLM,LLD,Dipl.Admin The principal partner
Koffi,Chambers No.10 Rue Avenida, Lome-Togo. ( barr_gwestonw2@hotmail.com )

Phone: +228-933-8363.

ATTN/PLS.,

I am Barrister Graham Weston,a solicitor at law, personal attorney to
Engr.A.P.Marcel ,a national of your country,who used to work with Shell
development Company in Lome Togo. As the director of logistic and he is the
principal owner and Director of KAMAL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTAINANCE INC.
here in Lome-Togo with its branches at Accra in Ghana and Cotonou in Benin
Republic.Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of
April 2000, my client,his wife and their only daughter were involved in a
car accident along Nouvissi express Road.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also prooved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name over the Internet,to
locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

However,I contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$16
Million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the ECO-BANK,where this huge amount were deposited. The
said ECO-BANK LOME TOGO has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working
days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can
be paid to you. Therefore , on receipt of your positive response, we shall
then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up
for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Best regards.

Barrister Graham Weston.LLM,LLD,Dipl.Admin The principal partner
Weston,Chambers

Call Me On Phone:+228-933-8363. ( barr_gwestonw2@hotmail.com )

Alternative you can call me on above phone number given to you.

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