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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: maxwellibom2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 03:23:41 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?If=20we=20can=20do=20this=20together=2E=2E=2EFrom=20Mr=20Maxwell=20Ibom?=

Dear Sir/Maddam,

This might come to you as a suprise.But i assure you that their is no fear
of eventuality as you go through this proposal.Let me start by introducing
myself, I am Mr. Maxwell Ibom an audit
officer with union bank plc. I have a concealed business suggestion for
you.

Though we do not know each other but I came to you through the internet
and was inspired to seek your total co-operation.

My main point of contacting you is for you to stand as the next of kin
to MR JEROLD FREEMAN who died together with his wife (Barbara) and kids
in plane crash in 1999. May there soul rest in perfect peace.

You can take a closer look at the homepage bellow:

http://www.greatdreams.com/PassEAir990.htm

During his life time, he made a numbered fixed deposit account for a 12
calendar months with the value of THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
($30 MILLION USD) in our branch, right now the money is floating with
interest in our branch and since his death no one has come across to claim
this money.

The law of my country is that any money that is more than 7 years in a
fixed deposit account will reverts to government treasury acccount.
What to be done?

I want you to please provide me your full name, full contact address and
private tel/fax number so that i can write an application letter for
claim to enable this money transferred to your account. Remember to keep
this business within yourself. It is only me and you that knows this business
apart from God.

The money is to be shared at ratio of 55% for me, 40% to you and 5% for
any expenses both parties would be incurred during the process.

Please if you are interested, do not hesitate to get back to me or you
write through my alternative email; mrmaxwell_ibom1@virgilio.it, for further
details.

Thanks,
Sincerely yours,
Mr. Maxwell Ibom



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