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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: alb_okumagba111@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 15:41:59 +0100
Subject: Goodday.....Masek

From:Mr Albert Okumagba of
Standard Trust Bank Ltd.
Private E-mail address is:
alb_okumagba_stb222@BankersMail.com or alb_okumagba_stb222@yahoo.it

Dear Friend,

I would like to introduce myself as Mr. Albert Okumagba,
Accountant with Standard Trust Bank Ltd, Lagos. I am the
personal Account to Engr. John Masek , a National of your
country, who before his death worked with Shell Petroleum
Development Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my
client on November 21, 2002, my client, died together with his family in
a car accident along Lagos/Ibadan express way. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries
to my clients country's embassy to locate any of his extended relatives,
this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my client before they are confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the Standard Trust
Bankl Ltd where the deceased had an account Valued at about US$7,500,000.00
(Seven million, Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) has Issued
me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the account confiscated.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$7,500,000.00) can be paid
to you and then you and I can share the money in this ratio, 60% to me and
30% to you and 10% set aside for expenses incurred during the transfer.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement. You
can contact me through my alternate e-mail: alb_okumagba_stb222@BankersMail.com
or alb_okumagba_stb222@yahoo.it and encloseyour private telephone number
for easy communication.

Best Regards
Mr Albert Okumagba

Note: Please reply me through my Private email: alb_okumagba_stb222@BankersMail.com
or alb_okumagba_stb222@yahoo.it




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