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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: ken <kenrogers@mail2world.com> (may be fake)
Date: 24 Feb 2005 10:59:18 -0000
Subject: Mutual Interest



Allstates Trust Bank Plc
Plot 1675 Oyin Jolayemi Street,
P.O. Box 73018
Victoria Island,
Lagos State.



Dear Sir,
My name is Mr Ken Rogers , Director, Allstates Trust Bank
Plc. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank with account
number14-255-2004/utb/t who perished in a plane crash [Korean Air
Flight 801] on August 6, 1997.Since the demise of this our customer,Ms
Bunten Wendy. I personally haswatched with keen interest to see the next of
kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds
of usd.20.5 m, [Twenty
million five hundred thousand united states dollars] which has been
with my branch for a very long time.

On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the
next of kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin. And the
banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than eight
years,because money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed
after this period.

In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal after
realizing that your name and country is similar to the deceased. I will
give you 25% of the total.Upon the receipt of your response,name and
address, I will secure all covering papers and documents to show you are
the bonafide next of Kin and the next step to take. I will not fail to
bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that you
should not entertain any fear
as all modalities for fund transfer into an account provided by you
preferably with a zero balance can be finalized within ten banking
days, after approval from my bank endorsing you as the next of kin.

When you receive this letter. Kindly send me an e-mail signifying your
decision including your private Tel/Fax numbers for quick
communication.

Respectfully submitted,
Ken Rogers






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