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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: "lisbon bank" <lisbonbankofsouthafrica2@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:34:16 +0200
Subject: URGENT FUND TRANSFER AND INVESTMENT

FROM:DIRECTOR CHARLES BRUMA.
DIRECTOR AUDIT / ACCOUNTS UNITS
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
MERCHANTILE LISBON BANK
MERCHANTILE LISBON HOUSE
142 WEST, STREET SANDTON 2196
JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA
Email: lisbonbankofsouthafrica@yahoo.com

YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE
DEAR CEO/DIRECTOR

[THIS IS PRIVATE BUSINESS AND CONFIDENTIAL]

With due honor and respect, I introduce myself to you for a better
relationship. I am DR, CHARLES BRUMA the Director in charge of
Audit/Accounts unit, Foreign Remittance Department of MERCHANTILE BANK OF
LISBON in South Africa. Your contact is courtesy of Business online network
via Internet as I decided to contact you for this beneficial transaction
that is 100% risk free. During auditing, verifications/investigations in our
bank at the end of last fiscal (financial) year, I discovered the sum of
(US$85M)EIGHTY FIVE MILLION DOLLERS in a dormant account belonging to an
Israeli(Jewish)international businessman who died along with his family
(next of kin) in the Number 5,1997 plane crash in Abidjan.

Our investigations reveal no survival –no NEXT OF KIN/RELATIONS for claims
as we have long been expecting someone to forward applications forclaims as
it applies to our banking regulations.Information / verifications from
reliable sources confirmed that his supposed “NEXT OF KINS” died with him in
the crash. Hence this for your perusals. However, I keep this information
(SECRET) confidential within my jurisdiction to enable us submit claims and
transfer this fund through trustworthy person whom we shall present to our
bank as the BONAFIDE “NEXT OF KIN” to the deceased. We intent to credit
this fund into any of your nominated (designated) offshore bank account for
investments. Meanwhile, all domestic arrangements for claims have been put
in place awaiting your acceptance to participate.

I will give you directives and all needed information as soon as I receive
your positive response.Kindly understand that we could not carry out this on
our own at based on the simple facts that we are civil servants and
precluded from operating foreign account and too, it will raise eyebrows on
our side in terms of transfer being staff of the bank. Moreover, this fund
belongs to a foreigner and demand same as next of kin to claim it.

Hence your contact for successful operation. My colleague and I have
resolved to offering you 30% of the total sum as commission, extra 10% of
all proceeds to be generated form subsequent investments and will make you a
fund manager in a five (5) year irrevocable contractual business
partnership. We will invest 50% of our shares into your firm provided it is
profit orientated. 5% of the total fund will be set aside to re-imburse all
expenses to be incurred in this course of this transaction such as telephone
and other minor expenses.

I am assuring you of a smooth and successful transaction provided you
display maturity and observe confidentiality. And it will interest you to
know that the Central Bank will authorize credit of this fund into your
account as contract payment to alleviate you from all queries regarding the
source (originality) of fund and will provide you (beneficiary) with
contractual (data) details to certify your bank of government if the need
arises.

Therefore, be kind to clarify the following: 1. Can your account accommodate
this fund in your local bank without government intervention or do you have
an account outside your country where you may consider safe for this fund.
2. What are taxation in your country as I desire a low/free tax zone. 3.
What are interest rates on long/short term fixed deposit in your local
banks. 4. What other lucrative investments would you suggest as I intend
banking, real estate and import/export investments. 5. Can you be able to
make residential documents and purchase a house for me and my family to
relocate and settle in your country.
Looking forward to your urgent but favorable response.
Best regards,

CHARLES BRUMA DIRECTOR
AUDIT / ACCOUNTS UNITS
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
MERCHANTILE LISBON BANK OF
SOUTH AFRICA.

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