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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: dasmith@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 00:09:27 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?very=20urgent?=





FROM:Mr.David Smith.
33 MARINA,LAGOS.
NIGERIA.
Good Day,
l am Mr.David Smith, Civil Servant in the Ministry of Health. l know
this
proposal will come to you as a surprise because we have not met before
either
physically or through correspondence. I got your contact from our
chamber
of commerce here in Nigeria and have no doubt in your ability to handle
this proposal involving huge sum of money.

My father Chief Olatunde jones (Now Late) was the Royal Head of my
community,ELEME
(an oil rich town) in Nigeria. My community produces 5.8% of the total
crude
oil production in Nigeria and 0.5% of the Dollar value of each barrel
is
paid to my father as royalty by the Federal Government. My father was
also
the Chairman of ISAMA Special Oil Trust Fund. In hisposition as the
Royal
head and Chairman of the Oil Trust Fund, he made some money which he
left
for me as the only heir to inherit.

The money is Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars(US$18.5).This
Money originated from the accumulated royalties between 1976-1998. Due
to
poor banking system in Nigeria and political instability as aresult of
past
Military rules (1985-1999) , he deposited this Money ina Strong
Room/\"VAULTS\"
with an open beneficiary in a security company pending when he would
finish
arrangement to transfer it abroad .He was planning this when he died
late
last year ofHeart Attack. Just before my father died he called my
attention
to the money and charged me to look for a foreigner who would assist me
in the transfer/investment of the funds abroad. So l would be very
grateful
if you could accept to help me achieve this great objective.

I promise to give you 15% of the total funds transferred toyour vital
bank
account as compensation for your assistance. Fivepercent (5%)has been
set
aside to take care of all expenses we mayincure during the transaction.
To indicate your interest, contact meurgently and confidentially for
more
information and the roles you willplay in this
business.

All the legal Documents concerning this Moneywill be sent to you as
soon
as we agreed together. Please I will appreciate that you send your
telephone/fax
numbers to enable me contact you immediately for
discussions. regarding this business to my private email
address:\"dasmith100@sify.com"

May thealmighty God bless you.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.David Smith.
Reply to:dasmith100s@sify.com



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