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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: "GLOBAL TRUST BANK PLC" <info@globaltrustbankplc.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:53:24 +0000
Subject: Awaiting your prompt response





Dr.Mike Williams
Branch manager(Global Trust bank plc)
Private Email:mike_williams3@myway.com

Attn: President/Ceo

Dear Sir,

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by
virtue of it’s nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL. I am Dr. Mike
williams a member of Board of Directors of Continental
bank plc . I came to know of you in my private search for a reliable
and reputable person to handle this confidential transaction, which
involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a Foreign Bank Account
requiring maximum confidence.


THE PREPOSITION

The Late Engineer Brune R Collins a national of your country and an oil
merchant/contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death
three years ago in a ghastly air crash, banked with us here at the regent
bank plc , Lagos, and had a closing balance of USD3 ,000,000.00 (Three
Million Dollars) which the bank now unquestionably expect it to be claimed
by Late Engineer Paul Sidener`s next of kin or alternatively be donated to
a Charity Organization here. Efforts have been made by the Global
trust bank plc, to get in touch with any of the Brune R Collin`s family
but to no avail. It is because of the perceived impossibility of not being
able to locate Late Engineer Brune R Collin`s next of kin that the
management under the influence of our Chairman Board of Directors, Major
General Kalu Ike Kalu who has agreed that since the incident occurred in
1998 andhas left the fund dormant and devalued, we should transfer the fund
overseas and utilize it either on stock exchange market or personal business
interest.

Your role is very important as the fund when concluded on transfer will
be justifiably presented as having been remitted to the next of kin
which is assumed to be you. Your interest will be protected as
unnecessary documentation will be avoided and adequate percentage scheduled
for
mutual benefit.

1. Account holder 30% (foreign Partner)
2. Nigerian Partner 70% (Nigerian Partner)

You are required to contact me immediately by return mail. Be informed
that all parties interest should be protected in terms of
confidentiality. Note that all modalities necessary for the transfer of
fund have been perfected and the transaction is 100% risk free.

Awaiting your prompt response



Regards

Dr.Mike williams
Branch manager(Global Trust bank plc)
Private Email:mike_williams3@myway.com


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