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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: "Prince Bello" <drbello_acb_plc1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: princebello_nig1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:46:03 -0700
Subject: From Prince Bello!!!

MR.PRINCE BELLO SABO
AFRICA CONTINENTAL BANK PLC.
LAGOS-NIGERIA
TELE:234-8033859678
PLEASE REPLY:TO:princebello_nig@yahoo.co.uk

Dear,

I am MR.PRINCE BELLO, Bank Manager of Africa
Continental Bank Lagos,Nigeria.I have urgent and very
confidential business proposal which I
know might interest you.
On June 6, 2000, a Foreign Oil cosultant/contractor
with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,

Mr.Barry Kelly made a Fixed deposit of his money with
my bank, valued at US$17,500,000.00 (Seventeen Million
Five hundred Thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon
maturity, I sent a rotine notification to his home
address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder letter upon which we
finally discovered from his contract employers, the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Barry
Kelly died in car accident on the highway. On further
investigation,I found out that he died without making
a WILL,and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.I therefore made further investigation and
discovered that Mr. Barry Kelly did not declare any
next of kin Or relations in his deposit mandate with
my bank.

This sum of US$17,500,000.00 has carefully been moved
out of my bank to a security company for safe-keeping.
the arrangement was perfected in
such a way that there will be no trace of the funds
from any quarter, since no one will come for claim.
According to the Law of my country, at the expiration
of 5 (five) years, the money will diverted to the
ownership of our Federal Government if nobody applies
to claim the fund.

Now my proposal is that as a Foreigner, I will present
you as the next of kin and partner to the
depositor,for the funds to be approved and paid to
you. the funds is contained in a sealed trunk box
deposted with the security company as photographic
materials and family iems for export.
I am writing you because myself as a public servant,
can not operate a foreign account or have an account
that is more than $1m.I have worked
out necessary arrangement for this transaction and you
can be assured that there is no risk involved.
I would not want this mail to get to you as surprised
or embarrasement,my intention is to move the funds
into your country and invest it in a
good business venture, for this reason I want to work
with you as artner.Should this propos l interest you,
kindly call me on 234-8033859678
or send me an email, to enable me give you more
details about this. I have resolved in my mind to give
you 15% of the total amount for your
assistance,including 15% from every proceed
orturn-over which the funds will generate from
investment in the future. The procedures for handling
this transaction is simple, all the documents relating
to the deposit of the funds including death
certificate and an affidavit of claims will be
proessed and send to you.

I want you to treat this matter with utmost
confidentiality, and be rest assured that this
transaction would be of mutual benefits for both of
us,because my intention is to move my family to your
country where I want them to reside for safety. I will
require your assistance to make
residence arrangment for them and to invest my share
in your country.

Thanks for your understanding.

MR.PRINCE BELLO SABO
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE
E-MAIL TO:princebello_nig@yahoo.co.uk

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