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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: "josephine becky" <josephine445@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:04:42 +0000
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT.

MR. JOSEPHINE BECKY,
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
BANK OF AFRICA
OUAGA-BURKINA FASO.

Dear Friend,

I am MR. JOSEPHINE BECKY,the Manager in charge of auditing and accounting
section in
bank of Africa ouaga-burkina faso 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.

During our investigation and audting in the bank, my department came across
a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person, a foriegner who
died on november 1999 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his
account with the bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either
from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.
Although personally, I kept this information secret within myself and
partners to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and successful
during the time of execution.

The amount involved is USD$25m(twenty five million united states dollars).
As it may intrest you to know, I got your impressive information through an
international business equiryon internet. I beleive you will be viable and
capable to championa business of such magnitude without any problem.
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the
bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer
this money to a foriegn account has been put in place and directives/needed
information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your intrest
awillingness to assist us and also benefit your self to this greatbusiness
opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
country as a civil servant,we are not allowed to operate a foriegn account
and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of
transfer because I work in this bank.This is the actual reason why it will
require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin
with affidavit of trust of Oath to the bank and also present a foriegn
account where he will need the money to be re-transfered into on his request
as it may be, after due verification and clarification to designated bank
account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On
smoth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the
total sum as gratification,
while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during
the time of transfer such as telephone bills ets, while 60% will be for me
and my partners. Please,you have been adviced to keep top secret as we are
still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this
deal with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in the bank until you confirm
the money in your account and ask us to come down to your country for
subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated
and further investment,either in your country or any other country you may
advice us to invest in.

All other necessary information will be sent to you when I hear from you.I
suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this
deal.

Yours faithfully,
MR. JOSEPHINE BECKY.

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