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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: "Nicholas Shola" <nshola_cbn@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 11:55:48 +0100
Subject: REPLY URGENT

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
...................................................
1010 TINUBU SQUARE, TINUBU ROAD ,
VICTORIA ISLAND ,
LAGOS STATE
NIGERIA.
ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM
====================================================================
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL: shola_cbn@hotmail.com
INTRODUCTION
.........................
My Dear friend,
I will want you not to be disturbed by this letter and if you do not accept
the interest in in this business please just delete this email. if you are
willing to help me conclude this bsuiness let me know so that we will
discuss on the process of getting the money.
===================================================================
PROPOSAL FOR THE BUSINESS AND ALL INFORMATIONS NECESSARY
...................................................................................................................

I am chief(Dr.) Nicholas Shola the payment and verification department
director at the foreign Exchange remittance department of the central bank
of nIgeria, I am Writing this letter to solicit for support and assistance
from you to carry out this business opportunity in my department.Lying in an
inactive account is the sum of us$18.5 million belonging to a foreign
customer (Mr. Xavier Arigoni) who happens to be deceased. He died with his
wife and two children in a plane crash on board an ADC airline flight at the
Egirin river-Lagos Nigeria in November 2001. Ever since he died the bank has
been expecting his next of kin to come and claim these funds. To this
effect, we can not release the money unless someone applies for it as next
of kin, as indicated in our banking guideline. Unfortunately he has no
family members in Nigeria or Europe who are aware of the existence of the
money (as he was a contractor with the Federal Republic of Nigeria and with
the Nigeria National Petroleum corporation(NNPC) ). At this juncture I have
decided to do business with you in collaboration with officials that matter
in the bank, to this effect we Solicit your help in applying as the next of
kin then the money will be released to you.We do not want this money to go
into the bank treasury as an unclaimed bill. The banking law and guide line
stipulates that: if such money(s) remains unclaimed for a period of up to
four years (4yrs) the money will be transferred in to the banks treasury as
unclaimed funds. Our request for a foreigner as next of kin is occasioned by
the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Nigerian cannot stand as
next of kin. Thereafter my partners and I will visit your country
with your help once the money hits your account for
disbursement according to the percentage that will be
agreed on. Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of the
fund to you as agreed, you must apply first to the
bank as the next of kin to the deceased, indicating
your bank account number and location were the money
will be remitted to. Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax
or mail the text of the application as soon as you
receive this text. I will further Clarify you in other
issues as it affects the business.
Thank you ,
Yours faithfully,
Chief(Dr.) Nicholas Shola
(Payment and Verification Department Of The Central Bank of Nigeria)





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