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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: "MD nnaji" <md_idtmal62200@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:46:54 +0200
Subject: Attention!

From:Auditor:Dr Marvelous Nnaji.
256 ajao crescent road,
Jo. berg, South Africa.
{Important Attention}

Dear Sir/madam

This letter might surprise you because we have not met neither in person
nor by correspondence. But I believe it is one day that you get know
somebody either in physical or through correspondence.

My name is Dr Marvelous Nnaji. and I work in the International operation
department in a Local Bank here in South Africa. On a routine inspection I
discovered a dormant domiciliary account with a BAL. Of 36,000,000
(Thirty_sixMillion USD) on further discreet investigation, I also
discovered that the account holder has long since passed away (dead) leaving
no beneficiary to the account. this account was opened in the bank in 1995
and since 1998 nobody has operated on this account again, after going
through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of the
account died without a [heir] hence the money is floating and if I do not
remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing. the bank
will approve this money to any foreigner because the former operator of the
a/c is a foreigner and from Iraq in particular and I am certainly sure that
he is dead, and nobody will come again for the claim of this money A
foreigner can only claim this money with legal claims to the account Holder,
therefore I need your cooperation in this transaction. I need your full
co-operation to make this work fine,because the management is ready to
approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this
account, which I will give to you, upon your positive response and once I am
convinced that you are capable and will meet up with instruction of a key
bank official who is deeply involved with me in this business.

I need your strong assurance that you will never never let me down,With my
influence and the position of the bank official we can transfer this money
to any foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with assurance
that this money will be intact pending our physical arrival in your country
for sharing. The bank official will destroy all documents of transaction
immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place and to build
confidence you can come immediately to discuss with me face to face after
which I will make this remittance in your presence and three of us will fly
to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the account.
I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that
you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my
position and influence to obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of
this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant
ministries and foreign exchange departments.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of the total
amount, 60% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might
have incurred during the process of transferring.

I look forward to your earliest reply through my email.

Sincerely,

Dr Marvelous Nnaji.

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