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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: reb_egobia01@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 11:16:55 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?DEAR=20SIR/MADAM=2C?=

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

PLEASE VIEW THE WEBSITE FOR MORE ENQUIRE ON THIS INCIDENCE


{www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html}


I am an accoutant officer BY NAME :MRS REBECCA EGOBIA with CITIZEN INTERNATIONALBANK
PLC [www.citizensbankng.com] My name is.MRS REBECCA EGOBIA a Banker.I am
the Account officer to ENGINEER ( Barton) a national of your country,whoused
to work with Chevron Oil Producing Company in Nigeria.

Here in after shall be referred to as my client.On the 25th of December2003,myclient,on
the single reason of visiting together with . His wife and childrento their{COUNTRY}
and their two daughter were involved in a Plane crash,ontheir way home for
the holidays and were among the[ 111] people confirmeddead.since then I
have made several inquiries to your embassy here to locateany of my client's
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided totrace his last name
over, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted
you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client
before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where
these huge deposits were lodged, particularly the[ CITIZEN INTERNATIONAL
BANK PLC ].Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($35million
u s dollars)has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin.


Or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over some year
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at($35 million US Dollars)can
be paid to you and then you and me Can share the money.50% to me and 40%
to you. While 10%for unforeseen bottle necks wemight incur in this transaction
an attorney will be contacted to help us revalidated and notarize all the
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you. From any breach of the law.You can contact me on my private
email:[reb_egobia2005@yahoo.co.uk]on this issue.

Best Regards

MRS REBECCA EGOBIA

A BANKER.




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