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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: johnokon@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 02:37:14 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?BUSINESS=20PROPOSAL=20STRICTLY=20CONFIDENTIAL?=

FROM THE DESK OF
BARRISTER JOHN OKON
23 FALOMO COMPLEX
IKOYI LAGOS.
NIGERIA.

BUSINESS PROPOSAL STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I am Barrister JOHN OKON a Solicitor at Law and Personal Attorney to late
Mr. Thompson Sweeney , a nationality of USA who worked with Shell Development
Oil Company in Nigeria. Here after referred as my client. On the 21st of
April 1999, my client, his wife and their three children had a fatal vehicle
accident along Shagamu Express Road, Lagos.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then
I have made several inquires to his embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has proved unsuccessful. When I got your mail contact,
I decided to introduce this matter to you. I am contacting you to assist
me repatriating the money he deposited with FIRST BANK NIGERIA
PLC and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated in
the Bank Treasury or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge
deposit were lodged.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
50.5 Million Dollars the bank has issued me a notice to provide the Next
of Kin or have the account confiscated within some specified period of time.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for almost 5 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin of the deceased
so that the proceed of this fund will be paid us in your account.

This deal will perfectly work out well provided you are honest and not to
seat on this fund when finally gets to your account. I am assuring you 100%
risk free hence you are honest to keep this matter strictly confidential.I
have all the necessary legitimate documents to authenticate your claim.
Be rest assured that 40% of this fund will be yours and 50% will be mine
while 10% will be for settling any expenses that you incurred during the
course of this transaction.

If you are willing to assist me on this matter indicate your interest by
mailing the bank in charge which I mentioned above, your full name and contact
address where the original documents will be sent to you, direct telephone
and fax numbers for more elaborate discussions, you bank details where the
fund will be transferred, your company's information to incorporate it here
in Nigeria. Your Application Letter of Claim which you will submit to the
Bank immediately for approvals. Strictly reply the bank in charge on the
person of Mr Ken Nwafor

If you are intreasted in this transactiopn kindly send your intreasting
reply to my private email address for more discussion
E-mail: johnokon@outgun.com

Best regards,
Barrister JOHN OKON





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