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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: "john adams" <mr_johnadams@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:45:47 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY

FROM THE DESK OF: MR.JOHN ADAMS
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION,
ABSA BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA,
EMAIL: mr_johnadams@hotmail.com
FAX.27-11-.

Attention: Mr. Joe Wein
joewein.de LLC
6-30 Sumiyoshidai, Aoba-ku
Yokohama, 227-0035, Japan


I am. MR.JOHN ADAMS.the director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of ABSA BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA with due respect and regard. 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 auditing in this bank, my department came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on
October 31st 1999 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his
account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either
from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.The
said amount was U.S $15.2M (fifteen million two hundred thousand United
States dollars)

As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information through
the SOUTH AFRICA chamber of commerce on foreign business relations here in
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.

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 foreign account has been put in place and directives and
needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your
interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your self to this
great business opportunity. In fact I could have done this deal alone but
because of my position in this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are
not allowed to operate a foreign 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 foreign account where he will need the
money to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due
verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where
the whole money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On
smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the
total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of
expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone
bills, while 65% will be for me and my partners. Please, you have been
advised to keep "top secret" as I am 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 this bank until you confirm
the money in your account and ask me 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 country you advice us
to invest in. All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when
I hear from you.

I look forward to receive your immediate response through
my email: (mr_johnadams@hotmail.com)


Yours faithfully,

MR.JOHN ADAMS.

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