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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: "ebom luke" <ask4angzi@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:37:51 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY

FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA Plc.
>From The Desk of Dr.Jeremy Morgan



Dear Sir, I am Dr.Jeremy Morgan, from the First Bank of Nigeria Plc,Lagos
Branch.I got your contact through the internetI have urgent and very
confidential business proposal for you. On January 7, 1999, an
America Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian NationalPetroleum
Corporation,Mr. Mark Cooper made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at US$15,700,000.00(Fifteen Million
Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars )in my branch upon maturity. I sent a
rountine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month,
we sent a reminder andfinally we discovered from his contract
employers,the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Mark
Cooper died in the plane
crash of 31 October 1999[withEgyptian 990]
with other passengers abroad.
On further investigation, i found out
that he died without making a
WILL, and attempts totrace his next of
kin was fruitless.I therefore
made further investigation and discovered
that Mr. Mark Cooper didnot declare any next of kin or relations in
all his official documents,including his bank deposit paperwork in my
bank. This sum of US$15,700,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest
is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No
one will ever come forward to
claim it.According to Nigerian law, at
the expiration of (five)years,
the money will revert to the ownership
of the Nigerian Government if
nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently,my proposal is that i
will like you as a foreigner to
stand as the next of kin

to Mr. Mark Cooper so that the fruit of this
old man's labour will
not get into the hands of some corrupt Government officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your
full name and address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary
documents
and affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin.
We shall employ the service of two attorney for the Drafting and
Notarization of the WILL and obtain the ecessary documents and letter
of probate/administration in your favour for the transfer.Any bank
account in any part of the world which 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 for us to share in ratio
of 60% for me and 40% for you. Take Note: There is no risk at all, the
paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of
ths transaction. If you are interested,please reply immediately via the
private email address below,upon your responce,i shall provide you
with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us
because i shall require your assistance to invest my share in your
country.Please if this proposal satisfies you , upon the reciept of this
mail message, send to me the following to enable start the process of the
fund into your bank account:

1. Your full Name and address
2. The name
of your bank where you want the fund to be
transfered into, Account beneficiary
3. Your private Telephone and fax numbers
Awaiting your
urgent reply via my email
Thanks and regards,

Dr.Jeremy Morgan
MANAGER
( FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA Plc.)

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