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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: "don M" <donm2004@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: donmorowey02@katamail.com
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 15:26:08 +0000
Subject: From Prof. Don Morowey

INRODUCTION
I would like to start off by introducing myself. I am Don morowey, I run a
private
financial consultant firm. My head office is in London, United Kingdom, but
I also
do have branch offices in Manchester, South Africa and Holland.

PURPOSE OF LETTER
First of all, it may please you to know that I got your contact through a
private
search engine online.
I represent a lot of high profile clients, both home and overseas. The
British
Government on money laundering charges unfortunately recently held one of
such
clients. You can find the news on the BBC news link below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4291350.stm
>From all indications, there is a great chance of him being incarcerated and
Following this as his financial adviser, he has personally requested that I
commence
on an immediate search for a partner for him in the United States who will
act as
the next of kin/beneficiary and take charge of his other finances in the
likely
event of his incarceration.

This shall be a business agreement and all relevant documentation to make
you the
Beneficiary to his other finances including power of attorney, letters of
authority
will be prepared. You will take charge of all concerning this fund and will
manage
it based on your own discretion, you will also be entitled to a percentage
of this
Fund.

CONCLUSION:
If you go through the BBC news link above, you will see that my client is in
a very
desperate situation and if he doesn't commence an immediate transfer of his
other
finances, he stands a chance of loosing everything. At the moment, his
assets in
London, worth about 10Million Pounds has been confiscated.

If you are interested, my direct number and email is below to reach me. Then
I can
Furnish you with more facts. I am purposely withholding other vital details
until
Somebody indicates interest.

Please note that amount of transfer in question is well over 40Million UK
Pounds. So
if it is what you think you can handle, kindly reply, if not please do not
bother as
we have no time to waste.

Thanks,

Prof. Don Morowey


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