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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: <tomduik@quick.cz>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 19:57:37 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY



FROM MR.TOM DUIK. THE MANAGER .AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK
PLC (ACB) LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Email,tomdike2000@yahoo.com




ASSISTANCT, SIR/MADAM,
STRICTLY A PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL I AM MR.TOM DUIK , THE
MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCEDEPARTMENT OF THE
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK PLC.
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ANDCOOPERATION TO
CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT. WEDISCOVERED AN
ABANDONED SUM OF $15.500,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION FIVEHUNDRED UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OFOUR FOREIGN
CUSTOMERS LATE ENGR,BRIAN LLOYD SMITH, WHO DIED WITH HISENTIRE FAMILY OF A
WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN ADC AIR LINE BOEING 722,THATCRASHED ON
NOVEMBER 1996 WHILE TRAVELLING FROM LAGOS TO PORT HARCOUT.
SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HISNEXT-OF-KIN TO
COME OVER AND PUT CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY AS THE HEIR,BECAUSETHE BANK
CANNOT RELEASE THE FUND FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONEAPPLIES FOR CLAIM
AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OURBANKING
GUIDELINES. UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER THEIR FAMILY MEMBER NOR
DISTANT RELATIVE HAS EVER APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUND.
UPON THIS DISCOVERY,I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENTHAVE AGREED
TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE TOTAL AMOUNT INTOYOUR
ACCOUNT AS THE HEIR OF THE FUND SINCE NO ONE CAME FOR IT OR
DISCOVERED HIS
MAINTAINED ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK, OTHERWISE THE FUND WILL BERETURNED TO
THE BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. WE HAVE AGREED THATOUR RATIO OF
SHARING WILL BE AS STATED THUS; 30 % FOR YOU AS FOREIGNPARTNER, 60 %
FOR US THE OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT AND 10% FOR THESETTLEMENT OF ALL
LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENCES INCURRED BY US AND YOU DURING THECOURSE OF THIS BUSINESS.
UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I AND ONEOF MY
COLLEAGUES WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND MIND OUR SHARE. ITIS FROM OUR 60 %
WE INTEND TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY AS A WAY OF RECYCLINGTHE FUND. TO
COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, WE REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELYINDICATE YOUR
INTEREST BY A RETURN E-MAIL AND ENCLOSE YOUR PRIVATE CONTACTTELEPHONE
NUMBER, FAX NUMBER FULL NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOUR DESIGNATEDBANK
COORDINATES TO ENABLE US FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE
APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS
FOR NECESSARY APPROVALS BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE.NOTE ALSO,
THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE
OF IT'S NATURE. I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT
RESPONSE.
REGARDS,
MR.TOM DUIK
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK PLC(ACB)















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