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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: "Dr.Donald Duke" <donaldduke5050@handbag.com>
Reply-To: donaldduke5050@fastermail.com
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:38:25 +0100
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL !!!

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC RC 2457.
UBA HEAD OFFICE: UBA HOUSE 57 MARINA,
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
MARINA WEST : 54 MARINA, PMB 12834
LAGOS EAST : 95/105, BROAD STREET,
P.O. BOX 2305,
LAGOS,NIGERIA.

NEW YORK:UBA PLC,535 MADISON AVENUE,
NEW YORK,USA.

Dear friend,

URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business
proposal. Though I don?t know you neither have I seen you before but my
confidence was reposed on you when the Chief Executive of Lagos State Chamber
of Commerce and Industry handed over to
me your contact for a confidential business. I am the manager (International
Banking & Investment) of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), Lagos East Branch,
that is located at 95/105, Broad Street, P.O.Box 2305, Lagos?Nigeria.

The intended business is thus; We had a customer in our bank , a Foreigner
(a lebanis citizen) but resident in Nigeria. He was a Contractor with one
of the Government parastatal. He has in his Account in my branch the sum
of (Sixteen million, Three Hundred And Seventy Two Thousand US Dollars)
but nfortunately, the man died four years ago until today non-of his next
of kin has come forward to claim the money. Having noticed this, I in
collaboration with two other top officials of the bank agreed and covered
up the account all this while. Now we want you (being a foreigner) to be
fronted as one of his next of kin and forward your account and other relevant
documents to be advised to you by us to attest to the Claim. We will use
our positions to get all internal documentation to back up the claims.

The whole procedures will last only three working days to get the fund retrieved
successfully without trace even in future. Your response is only what we
are waiting for as we have arranged all the necessary things. As soon as
this message comes to you, kindly get back to me indicating your interest,
then I will furnish you with the whole procedures to ensure that the deal
is successfully concluded.

For your assistance, we have agreed to give you twenty percent of the total
sum at the end of the transaction. It is risk free and a big fortune.

I await your earliest response.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Donald Duke.


N/B:REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE MAILBOX: PLEASE DO NOT FAIL TO INCLUDE YOUR
PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER WHILE REPLYING THIS
LETTER FOR EASY COMMUNICATIONS.





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