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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: barr kenneth <barr_ken204@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:51:54 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT REQUEST


BARRISTER KEN,LLM,LLD,Dipl.Admin
THE PRINCIPAL PARTNER GOME,CHAMBERS
No.1 RUE AVENIDA LOME TOGO

ATTN/PLS

I am Barrister. Ken, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to late (EngrA.C.MIKE) a foreigner who used to work with TEXACO an Oil Servicing Company here in Togo,and he was the principal owner and Director of DALLARS CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTAINANCE INC. here in Lome-Togo with its branches at Accra in Ghana and Cotonou in Benin Republic. Herein aftershall be referred to as my client.

On the 18th of December 2003, my client, his wife and their only daughter travelled to their country IRAN on holiday and unfotunantely, they were involved in an Earthquake which occoured in Bam on the 26th of December 2003 in IRAN which claim about 25 thausand lives in the Earthquake .

Since the earthquake I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has proved unsuccessful.I am contacting you based on the fact that my client deposited one trunk BOX as a family treasure with a security company here in LOME-TOGO valued at US$9.5 million of which he handed over the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT with me as his lawyer.And i also ask him then why he choose to deposit the fund/BOX in a security company rather than bank,

He told me that it was due to political instablity inTOGO and that he was assured by the Manager of the security company that he can claim his BOX from any of their Branch Offices in EUROPE and ASIA countries For the fact that I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives since the earthquake occoured, I hereby seek your consent to present you as the relative or the business partner to my late client, All i want from you is maximum co-operation to enable us make the claim of these Box to our benefit.

I have all the necessary information that will guide you to the successful claim of these BOX and legal POWER OF ATTORNEY that will make you the beneficary of the BOX will be prepared by me as his attorney. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I to this effect.

NOTE THAT I INTEND TO SHARE THE FUND AS FOLLOWS:40%FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION,50% FOR ME AND 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transaction and also telephone bills

Best regards,
Barrister ken.LLM,LLD,Dipl.Admin









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