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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: angiejohnson@tiscali.it
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:33:53 +0000
Subject: Transfer Of Dividends From Stocks

Mrs Angie Johnson
Head,Investment,risk and stock unit,
Savannah Bank Ltd
Lagos.


Dear Sir/Madam,

Transfer Of Dividends From Stocks

Please kindly give me the access to transfer these dividend value from stock
investment in texaco and concord oil plc amounting to US$29,500,000.00{Twenty
Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only} into your
norminated bank account.

These money arosed from unclaimed dividends for two years and in-house retainership
which will be forfeited to the Federal Government after two no beneficiary
is been presented.Hence we decided to contact you for this assistance.

I am Mrs Angie Johnson of {HEAD} investment risk and stock management unit
of savanna bank.My unit is saddled with the responsibility of the management
receivership of various investment on stock and bond of multinational companies
and to direct the appropriate account on allocation.Hence the opportunity
to dictate these.

Please feel free to contact me via my email address or phone.Note that thesetransaction
is 100% risk free.I am willing to compensate you with 30% ofthe total fund
for your assistance.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Angie Johnson.



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