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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: sani abuhassan <sahassan5200@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 15:54:04 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM ORIENT BANK NIGERIA PLC


ORIENT BANK NIGERIA PLC,
PHASE 2, NEW APAPA ROAD
LAGOS NIGERIA.

Dear Ramon Gering,

I am Mr. SANI A HASSAN, Bank Manager Orient Bank Nigeria plc, Lagos Branch. I have urgent and very confidential business proposal for you.

On June 6, 1997,a JORDAN Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr.KHALED ALI made a numbered time(Fixed)Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$17,800,000.00 (Seventeen Million Eight hundred thousand Dollars) in my branch.Upon maturity, 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 Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.KHALED ALI died from an autocrash accident.

On further investigation and discovered that Mr. KHALED ALI did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$17,800,000.00 is still sitting 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.Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.KHALED ALI so that the fruits 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 names 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 Attorneys for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.A 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 the ratio of 70% for
me and 30% for you. There is no risk at all as all the paper work for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested,please reply immediately Upon your response,I shall then provide you with more details regarding this 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 parts of my share in your country.

REGARDS,
MR.SANI A HASSAN
BRANCH MANAGER,
ORIENT BANK NIGERIA PLC.














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