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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: attasmills01@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:07:24 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?TRUST?=


FROM THE DESK;
MR. ATTA S. MILLS
INLAND BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
APAPA BRANCH,
LAGOS

Dear Sir

Please forgive my impetus as I am pressed by the situation at hand

to have contacted you thus, I am Mr Atta S. Mills,The Assistant

Bank Manager of INLAND BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, lagos

branch, I have urgent and very confidential business to share with

you.

In June 6, 1998, a foreign Oil consultant/contractor Engr Spurgeon
Henderson, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve

calendar months,valued at US$12.500.000.00 (Twelve Million Five

Hundred Thousand Dollars United States Dollars Only) in my

branch. Upon maturity of the deposit, I sent a routine notification

to his forwarding address but got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from

his contract employers, The Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation

here that Engr spurgeon died in an automobile accident with his

entire family that are living with him here.

On further investigation, I found out that he died without making

a WILL (instate), and all attempts to trace his next of kin was

fruitless.I therefore made further investigation and discovered that

Engr Spurgeon did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his

official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my

Bank.

This sum of US$12,500,000.00 is still floating in my Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of

each year. No one has ever come forward to claim it and according

to the Laws of my country governing every financial institution, at

the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the

purse/treasury of the Government if nobody applies to claim the

fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand in as the next of kin to the late Engr. Spurgeon, for the fact

that he is a foreigner like you which is a treamedious advantage to

us/you in this transction so that the fruits of this old man's labor

will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.

The truth is this, We shall employ the services of an attorney for
drafting and notarization of a (WILL) and to obtain the necessary
documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for

the transfer. I will like you to provide me your full names and

address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents

and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin to the

deceased.

A bank account details in any part of the world that you will

provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the

beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account

to be shared in the ratio that will be negotiable between us upon

your acceptance to work with me, all expenses will be included.

Please let me have your most confidential phone and fax number

too.

There is no risk involved as all the paperwork for this transaction

will be processed through an attorney and my position as the

Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this

transaction.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details

and relevant documents that will help you understand the

transaction better,please send your response to my direct and

private email addresss at attasmills@yahoo.com or

attasmills@trust-me.com only as stated here for confidential

reasons.

Thank you for your understanding.
Regards

Mr Atta S. Mills
attasmills@yahoo.com






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