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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: "Mr. Graeme Willis" <gra_willis1960@progetplus.it>
Reply-To: willis60G@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 04:08:44 +0100
Subject: Discussion


National Australia Bank,
88 Wood Street London
EC2V 7QQ

I am Graeme Willis, Executive General Manager, National
Australia Bank,London.

On January 6th 1999, one Mr. George Small, an American National,
a
consultant/contractor with Gardiner & Theobald,a leading firm of
project andcost management consultants, made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit, valued at £11,500,000.00 (Eleven Million,Five
Hundred Thousand Pounds) for twelve calender months in my Bank
Branch.

http://www.greatdreams.com/PassEAir990.htm).After further
investigation, it was discovered that he died without making a
WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin proved fruitless.

On further investigation, it was discovered that Late Mr. George
Small did notdeclare any next of kin or relatives in all his
official documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work here
at the Bank. The total sum, £11,500,000.00 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.

In accordance with the Federal banking Laws and constitution, at
the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the Government if nobody applies as the next of Kin
to claim the funds.Consequently, I shall present you as a
foreign partner to stand in as the next of kin to the late Mr.
George Small.

Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you the
National Australia Bank "Next of Kin Payment Application Form"
as well as detailed information on how this deal would be
carried out.

We shall employ the services of a solicitor for the drafting of
the LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of Late Mr. George Small and to obtain
all other relevant papers in your name for the necessary
documentation for payment approval in my bank headquarters in
your favour.

The money will be shared in the ratio: Sixty percent for me,
thirty five percent for you and five percent for any arising
contigencies during the course of this transaction.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that willprotect you from any breach of the law as I
will use my position as the Bank's Executive General Manager to
secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this
transaction.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required.
If this interests you, please reply me and include your private
telephone number as well as your fax number.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Thanks.

Best regards,

Graeme Willis

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