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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: udemezue_joel2004@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 01:57:18 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?REQUEST=20FOR=20URGENT=20BUSINESS=20TRANSACTION?=

MR.UDEMEZUE JOEL
AUDITOR GENERAL
UNION Trust BANK PLC.
37 MARINA STREET
LAGOS ISLAND NIGERIA.


ATTN:friend

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

I am MR.UDEMEZUE JOEL, Auditor General to UNION Trust BANK PLC of LAGOS-NIGERIA.
I have an Urgent and Very Confidential business proposition for you.

On December, 2001, an Amerrican Oil Consultant/Contractor with the Federal
Ministry of Petroleum Resources,Lagos-Nigeria, Mr. Allin Smith made a numbered
time (Fixed) Deposit for Twenty-Four calendar months, valued at US$125,000,000.00
(One Hundred and Twenty- five Million Dollars) in my
branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address
but got no reply. After some months, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his contract employers, the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources
Lagos-Nigeria, that Mr. Allin Smith died from an airplane crash .

On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL,and
all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Mr.Allin Smith did not declare any kin
or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$125,000,000.00
is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year also we noticed that he is a major
Oil Bunkering and has about 75 barrel of Oil.No one has ever come forward
to claim it.According to Nigeria Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years,
the money
will revert to the ownership of the the Government if nobody applies to
claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to stand
in as the next of kin to Mr.Allin Smith so that the fruits of this old man's
labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.

This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and
address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits
which will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the services
of two Attorney for drafting and notarization of the change of ownership
and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration
in your favour for the transfer.A bank account in any part of the world
which you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to
you as the beneficiary/next of kin.The money will be paid into your account
for us to share in the ratio of 65% for me and 30% for you and 5% be used
in settling taxation and all local and foreign expenses you incured during
the course of the transfer.There is no risk at all as all the paperwork
for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my position as the
Auditor General guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.

If you are interested, please reply immediately via this email or the alternative
email address:(udemezue_joel001@latinmail.com. Upon your response,I shall
then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help
you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality and
be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both
of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your
country.
I can be reached through this email address.

I do urgently await your response.

Best regards,

Mr. Udemezue Joel.





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