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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 williams <tundewilliams@luxmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:41:41 -0800 (PST)
Subject: confidential/top urgent

DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS TUNDE WILLIAMS, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT APEX BANK OF NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL PLC.

I AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK(MR.SALLAM ADAM,OFTORONTO) WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER 1999[WITH
EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN COMFIRM IT YOURSELFTHROUGH THIS WEB SITE.


http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html


SIR, SINCE THE DEMISE OF MR.SALLAM ADAM, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH
KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO
ONEHAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD45M,[FORTY FIVE MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.ON THIS
NOTE IDECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN,AS
NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND
THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FIVE
YEARS,BECUASE AFTER FIVE YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE
BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.

IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE
MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME/COMPANY COULD
BEUSED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM.THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS
A NEXT OFKIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE
CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A NIGERIAN CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN
TO A FOREIGNER.



I AGREED THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN
RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE 10% WILL TAKE OF ANY EXPENSIS THAT
MIGHT BE INCURED IN THE PROCEES OF SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER AND THE REST
WILL BE FOR ME. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT
AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.



UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR RESPONSE, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A
DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT
OF KIN AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.

I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE
AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED
ARRANGEMENT AS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.


HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU. AND YOU CAN ALSO REACH ME BY THIS OTHER EMAIL:
michealwilliams@fastermail.com or frankwilliams161@yahoo.com

THANKS FOR YOUR KINDEST CO-OPERATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR TUNDE WILLIAMS


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