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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: kehambautsnig@tiscali.es
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:02:51 +0100
Subject: Dear Arrieta

Dear Arrieta

I apologize if the contents here under are contrary to your moral ethics
but i humbly plead that you treat the information with absolute secrecy
and personal. My name is KENNETH AHAMBA. I an account officer to a deceased
customer in one of the commercial banks here in Nigeria (John Arrieta).

We lost this customer and his family in an auto crash here in Nigeria some
years back and his account of US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million U.S Dollars
with us has been dormant and unclaimed due to unavailability of a next of
kin/relatives to claim his estate.

In accordance with the escheat laws of Nigeria, the Board Of Directors of
the Bank met a forth night ago and resolved to turn the estate of the deceased
over to the Government having waited for too long without the deceased relatives/next
of kin surfacing and if this is done,invariably the funds will end up to
become Government property .

It is as a result of this that I am moved to contact you considering the
fact that you have the same LASTNAME with the deceased. In view of this,
I am seeking your cooperation and understanding to stand as the deceased
next of kin to enable us claim the
inheritance before the time period given by the Bank elapse.

If you are interested and in agreement with me, please write back immediately
through the alternative email address provided below and include your telephone
and fax numbers for further details.

Be rest assured that it is a risk free project and the proceedings will
be shared 50% each once the funds are repatriated into your account in your
country, in the United States or elsewhere .EmailAddress:(kehamba_unionnig@yahoo.fr
) .

I wait for your prompt response.

Regards,

AHAMBA






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