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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: olabanked01@tiscali.it
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 06:37:48 +0000
Subject: Act as N O K

FROM THE DESK OF DR.EDISON OLAWALE
UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC
10 AJOSE ADEOGUN STREET,
V/ISLAND, LAGOS
EMAIL:eddy01@graffiti.net

ATTN:SIR/MADAM

First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction,this is by virtue
of its

nature as CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET.Though I know that a transaction of
this

magnitude will make one apprehensive but I am assuring you that it is well


intended and risk free.

I am EDISON OLAWALE,Managing Director,Financial Services Department,Union
Bank

Plc,Lagos,Nigeria.

I got your contact in search for a reliable and reputable person to assist
in

this confidential deal. A foreigner,Late Engr.Francis Gatting,an Oil

Merchant/Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria. Until his death
a

year ago in a fatal air crash Deposited with us Union Bank Of Nigeria plc
the sum

of M21,000,000.USD in his account(Twenty One Million,United States Dollars)which


the bank now expects his next-of-kin to claim as the beneficiary. Valuable


efforts have been made to get in touch with the Francis's family or relatives
but

no way and because of the possibility of not locating any of the Late

Engr.Francis Gatting next-of-kin (he had no wife or children that is known
to the

bank), that the management with the approval of our Director asked that
the fund

be declared "UNCLAIMABLE" and subsequently donated to the trust fund for
arms and

ammunitions to further the course of war in Central African Region. To prevent


this,some of my trusted colleagues and I want you to act as a next-of-kin
to Late

Engr. Francis Gatting,becuase as a citizen of this country, and a staff
of the

Bank,we can not be allow to withdraw this fund personally into any account
here

except we have you a foriegner to act as the NEXT-OF-KIN so that the fund


$M21,000,000 could be released and paid into your account as his next-of-kin.


All documents to enable the release of this fund in your favour will be
carefully

worked out and sent to you. This proposal is 100% risk free. We have agreed
that

the fund be shared thus after it must have been transferred into your account.


1. 10% will be set-aside for expenses that may be made by both of us in
the

course of the transfer to your account.

2. 30% of the money will be your share for acting as the beneficiary of
the fund.

3. 60% for us the originators of the transaction.If this proposal is accepted
by

you,take advantage of the trust we have bestowed on you and your company
by

confirming acceptance immediately.

Please not that there are fruads and scams all over the places, we will
need to

have a security code aS soon as you accept this proposal.

Finally,send your confidential telephone,fax and mobile numbers by email.
Also,

your bank account detail is required to apply for the release and subsequent


transfer of the fund in your favour. send your reply to my private email
box and

in case you can't reach me, and because of the internet problem that sometimes


develop (eddy01@graffiti.net) Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.


Yours Faithfully,
EDISON OLAWALE. MANAGING DIRECTOR,
F/S DEPARTMENT UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC.

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