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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: "DR RAYMOND SIMY" <imperial-bank@voila.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: imperial-bank101@voila.fr
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 04:00:20 +0200
Subject: HELLO

FROM THE DESK OF DR RAYMOND SIMY,
Branch Accountant,
Imperial Bank Of Commerce Plc,
Akpan Str., Ikeja - Lagos Nigeria
E_mail: imperial-bank101@voila.fr
ATT:PRESIDENT/C.E.O

I am DR RAYMOND SIMY from the Imperial Bank Of Commerce Plc, Lagos Branch. Please accept My apology for using this medium to reach you for a Transaction/business of this magnitude, but this due to Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium.

Be informed that a member of the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) who was the Government delegation to your country during a trade exhibition gave your enviable recommendation of your reputable firm. I have decided to seek your co-operation in the execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret because of the nature of this business.
On June 6, 1999, an America Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr.Charles Ballassi made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$10,700,000.00(Ten Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars)in my branch upon maturity. I sent a rountine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Charles Ballassi died in the plane crash of 31 October 1999 [with Egyptian 990] with other passengers Aboard as you can confirm it yourself via the Check the website below:-
www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html <http://www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html>

Therefore, on further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Charles Ballassi did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank. This sum of US$10,700,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is being rolled over with the pricipal sum at the end of each year, as No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Nigerian law, at the expiration of (five)years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Charles Ballassi so that the fruit of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt
Government officials.

I will like you to provide immediately your full name and address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin.We shall employ the service of two attorney for the drafting and notarization of the WILL and obtain the ecessary documents and letter of probate/administration
in your favour for the transfer. Any bank account in any part
of the world which you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of 65% for me,30% for you while 5 % will be for any incidental expenses by both parties. There is no risk at all, the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Accountant guarantees the successful execution of ths transaction.

If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email:[ imperial-bank101@voila.fr] address below,upon your responce,i shall provide you with more concrete details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because i shall require your assitance to invest my share in your country. And upon the reciept of this mail message, urgntly send to me the following to enable start the process of the fund into your bank account:
1. Your full Name and Mailing Address
2. The name of your bank where you want the fund to be
transfered into, Account abd beneficiary
3. Your Private Telephone and fax numbers and
including Mobile number for prompt communication.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email

Thanks and regards,

DR RAYMOND SIMY
(Branch Accountant)
Private email: imperial-bank101@voila.fr

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