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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: "internationalremittancecbn central bank nigeria"
<internationalremittance1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: admbrigs_fidelitybankng@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:08:19 +0000
Subject: FROM MRS BRIGGS,REGARDING Her Excellency Mrs Stella Obasanjo

FROM MRS.ADAMMA BRIGGS.
FIDELITY TRUST BANK PLC.
E-MAIL: admbrigs_fidelitybankng@yahoo.co.in

Dear Sir/Madam
RE: REGARDING: Her Excellency Mrs Stella Obasanjo.

I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it
was borne out of desperation and current development. Please bear with me. I
am Mrs Adamma Briggs a Senior Account Officer with Fidelity Trust Bank Plc.
I was the Personal account officer to Her Excellency Mrs Stella Obasanjo,
wife of the president of the federal republic of Nigeria His Excellency
President Olusegun Obasanjo, Herein after shall be referred to as customer.

On the Sunday, October 23, 2005 , my client Her Excellency Mrs Stella
Obasanjo had travelled to Spain to undergo surgery and died from
complications resulting from that surgery. I have contacted you to assist in
transffering the money she deposited with my bank here in Nigeria before her
demisewith no name of beneficairy,I am the only person who knows about this
as her account's officer.

Nobody knows that she is the real owner of the fund,because i helped her in
depositing the fund with another name (Angela Smith) as the owner of the
fund, so as to prevent the federal ministry of finance from probing the
fund. I seek your consent, to present you as the beneficiary, so that the
proceeds of this account valued at USD$25 million dollars can be released as
the sole benefactor/next of kin so that you and i can share the money, 60%
shall be for me and 40% for you.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.

This deal is strictly confidential AND For further clearification about her
death, see the site below.

www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary

Moreso! Do not fail to send me your telephone number with which I would be
able to call you, so we can talk on how i can meet with you in person, so
that we can discuss extensively one-on-one as regards this deal.

I look forward to your urgent response.

Best regards,
Mrs.Adamma Briggs.

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