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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: nbrooks@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 03:01:38 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?MRS=2E=20NANCY=20BROOKS=28NATWEST=20BANK=20UK=29?=

MRS. NANCY BROOKS(NATWEST BANK UK)

MRS. NANCY BROOKS
NATWEST BANK UK
The Financial Ombudsmen Service
South Quay Plaza
183 Marsh Wall
London
E14 9SR

Dear Friend,
In order to transfer out (USD 12.6 M) Twelve million Six Hundred United
States Dollars) from National Westminster Bank uk. I have the courage to
ask you if you are capable,reliable and honest to assist us with this important
business believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.
I am Mrs. Nancy Brooks, the Chief Auditor of National westminster Bank (NATWEST
BANK). There is an account opened in this bank in 1998 and since then nobody
has operated on this account again.
After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if
I do not remit this money out urgently,it would be forfeited for nothing.The
owner of this account is Mr.Smith B.Andreas,a foreigner,and a miner at kruger
gold co., a geologist by profession,and he died since 1998.He opened
a non-residential U.S dollar bank account.Since then no other person knows
about this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary
and my investigation proved to me as well that this company does not know
anything about this account and the amount involved is (USD 12.6M) Twelve
Million, six Hundred United States Dollars million dollars. I want to first
transfer US$6,000,000:00 Six million United States Dollars from this money
into a safe foreigners account abroad before the rest is transfered,but
I don't have any foreign partner.
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved
to any other person other than the next of kin to Mr Smith B.Andreas.I know
that this message will come to you as a surprise as we do not know ourselves
before now,We will then sign an agreement,but be sure that it is real and
a genuine business transaction.
I only got your contact address from International Business Directory,with
believe in God that you will never let me down in this proposed business.You
are the only person that I have contacted in this regard,so please reply
urgently so that I will inform you of the next step to take immediately.
Send also your private telephone and fax number including the full details
of the account to be used for the deposit. I want us to meet face to face
or sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can receive
this money into a any reliable account of your choice where the fund will
be safe.
And I will fly to your country for withdrawal,sharing and other investments
oppourtunities as well.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign
account and foreign beneficiary.I need your full co-operation to make this
work, because the management is ready to approve this paym! ent to any foreigner
who has correct information of this account which I will provide to you
later.
Furthermore,with my position now in the office I can transfer this money
to any foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance
that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country
for sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we
receive this money leaving no trace to any place. You can also come to discuss
with me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence
and two of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money
going into the account.
I will apply for annual leave immediately I hear from you that you are ready
to act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my position and
influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to
your account with appropriate clearance forms from the ministries and foreign
exchange departments.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total amount,65%
will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred
during the course of this transaction.
Lastly,if you are intrested in assisting us in this transaction,kindly respond
to my principal partner Mr.Donald at [mrdonduke@yahoo.co.uk]
Telephone number [+44-871-474-0435].

I look forward to your earliest reply

MRS. NANCY BROOKS
PLEASE DO NOT FAIL TO INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER WHILE
REPLYING THIS LETTER FOR EASY COMMUNICATIONS.



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