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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: femifalana1980@tiscali.co.uk
Reply-To: femifalana1980@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 03:14:43 -0700
Subject: treat as urgent

From The Desk Of Dr Femi falana.
Auditing And Accounting Unit.
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
Lagos, Nigeria.
Tel: 234-803-404-4965
Email:femifalana1970@yahoo.com

GOOD DAY,

I AM DR. FEMI FALANA OF UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, I AM VERY HAPPY TO
HAVE KNOWN YOU.

ON JUNE 6, 1999, AN AMERICAN OIL CONSULTANT /CONTRACTOR WITH THE
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, MRS. DORENE BECK, 60, SWEET HOME,
OREGON MADE A NUMBERED TIME (FIXED) DEPOSIT FOR TWELVE CALENDAR MONTHS,
VALUED AT US$9,700,000.00 (NINE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS)
IN MY BRANCH. UPON MATURITY, I SENT A ROUTINE NOTIFICATION TO HER FORWARDING
ADDRESS BUT GOT NO REPLY.

AFTER A MONTH, I SENT A REMINDER AND FINALLY WE DISCOVERED FROM HER CONTRACT
EMPLOYERS, (THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION) THAT MRS. DORENE
BECK, 60, SWEET HOME, OREGON DIED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31ST OCTOBER 1999
INVOLVING EGYPTIAN 990 WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD INCLUDING HER HUSBAND
RAYMOND BECK .

ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT THAT SHE DIED WITHOUT MAKING A
WILL, AND ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HER NEXT OF KIN WAS FRUITLESS.
I, THEREFORE, MADE FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS AND DISCOVERED THAT MRS.
DORENE BECK, 60, SWEET HOME, OREGON DID NOT DECLARE ANY NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIONS
ON ALL OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING HER BANK DEPOSIT
DOCUMENTS IN MY BANK. THIS SUM OF US$9,700,000.00 IS STILL IN MY BANK AND
THE INTEREST IS BEING ROLLED OVER WITH THE PRINCIPAL SUM AT THE END OF EACH
YEAR, 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 MRS. DORENE BECK, 60, SWEET HOME,
OREGON SO THAT THE FRUIT OF THIS OLD WOMAN'S LABOUR WILL NOT GET INTO THE
HANDS OF SOME
CORRUPT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THIS IS SIMPLE, I WILL LIKE YOU TO
PROVIDE IMMEDIATELY YOUR FULL NAME, PRIVATE TELEPHONE/MOBILE# 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 ATTORNEYS FOR THE DRAFTING AND NOTARIZATION OF THE WILL AND OBTAIN
THE NECESSARY 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
50% FOR ME AND 40% FOR YOU AND 10% WILL BE USED TO PAY BACK ALL THE EXPENCES.
THERE IS NO RISK AT ALL; THE DOCUMENTATIONS FOR THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE
DONE BY THE ATTORNEY AND MY POSITION AS THE SENIOR MANAGER GUARANTEES THE
SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS TRANSACTION. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE
REPLY IMMEDIATELY VIA THE PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW, UPON YOUR RESPONSE,
I SHALL PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE 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 ASSISTANCE
TO INVEST MY SHARE IN YOUR COUNTRY. PLEASE UPON THE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL
MESSAGE, SEND TO ME THE
FOLLOWING, TO ENABLE ME START THE PROCESS OF THE FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT:

1. YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS.
2. THE NAME OF YOUR BANK WHERE YOU WANT THE FUND TO BE TRANSFERRED
INTO,
ACCOUNT AND BENEFICIARY'S NAME.
3. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

AWAITING YOUR URGENT REPLY VIA MY EMAIL: femifalana1970@yahoo.com


THANK YOU,

SINCERELY,

MR FEMI FALANA

234-803-404-4965


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