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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: "koffi larry" <koffilarry4@msn.com>
Reply-To: mr_koffilarry100@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:16:01 +0000
Subject: The head of auditing and accounting section of (BTCI)

AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
BANQUE TOGOLAISE POUR LE COMMERCE
ET L'INDUSTRIE,LOME- TOGO.
Email:mr_koffilarry100@yahoo.co.in

Dear Friend,

I AM MR KOFFI LARRY, The head of auditing and accounting section of (BTCI)
BANQUE TOGOLAISE POUR LE
COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE, Lome-Togo in West Africa with due respect and
regards.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 DR H. PAUL JACOBI who deposited a huge sum of money
(USD$9.5Million) with our bank.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 over
the years after his death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin
for the past three and half years, I have moved the file to my private volt.

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 project.

You should please call me on my direct phone number
Tell:0092289220339 in receipt of this letter.
I look forward to hear from you soonest.

Best Regards,
MR KOFFI LARRY.

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