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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: tunde badmus <tunde_badmus107@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tundebadmus@maktoob.com
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:37:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Dr Tunde Badmus


ATT;PRESIDENT/C.E.O
SIR.
AN URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal,Though I don't know you neither have I seen you before but my confidence was reposed On you when the Chief Executive of Lagos State chamber of Commerce and Industry handed me your contact for a confidential business. I am the manager of First Bank Nigeria Plc(FBN),Ikeja branch,Lagos
Nigeria. The intended business is thus; We had a customer, Our first lady chief Mrs Stella Obasanjon wife of president federal republic of Nigeria.
She has in her Account in my branch the sum of US$100.000.000.00 Million(one hundredMillion U.S. Dollars).
Unfortunately, the Woman died on after her surgery operation in Spanish hospital {23rd oct 2005} non-of her next of kin knowed about this fund in my branch . Having noticed this, I in collaboration with two othertop Officials of the bank have covered up the account , Now we want you (being a foreigner) to be fronted as one of her next of kin and forward Your account and other relevant documents to be advised to you by us to attest to the Claim. We will use our positions to get all internal
documentations to back up the claims .The whole procedures will last only ten working days to
get the fund retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.
Your response is only what we are waiting for as we have arranged all necessary things. As soon as this message comes to you kindly get back to me indicating your interest ,Then I will furnish you with the whole procedures to ensure that the deal is successfully Concluded.
For your assistance we have agreed to give you thirty percent (30%) of the Total sum at the end of the transaction. It is risk free and a megafortune. All correspondence Toward thistransaction will be through the e-mailaddresses

I await your earliest response.
Thanks, Yours Sincerel
Dr.Tunde Badmus



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