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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: "musa dantata" <musa_dantata202@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 17:00:35 +0000
Subject: good day

ATTN:
I am Mr.Morris P Martin, the manager of Williams and Associates a private
auditing firm in United Kingdom.

I only hope you can assist me. I have packaged a financial transaction that
will benefit you and I. As the manager of Williams and Associates. Our
auditing firm is in charge of auditing EUROPACIFIC BOND TRUST SECURITY &
FIANCE ltd in London.

On the end of year 2005 Business auditing Report, I discovered that the
FIANCE TRUST BOND (EPBTF) which I audited has 5.5 million pounds dormant
without claims and without the knowledge of the officials, On my accounting
i discovered that the fund belong to their late Clint who lost his life
during the incident in July 7th 2005 (London Bomb Blast) hence I need a
foreigner who I can trust and present to the FIANCE HOUSE as next of kin to
their late Clint.


During the course of the audit, I decided to mark the funds unclaimed and
made a provision where person will be presented as the next of kin/
beneficiary of the funds to the finance house by me without the knowledge of
the officials.

If you accept my proposal, send to me the following details so that i can
change all the documents in your name:


Your Full name...

Your address...

Your telephone number/fax....


As soon as I receive this information, I will proceed with the documents for
claim
of the release of the money to your account overseas.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Morris P.Matrin

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