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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: dandavies@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 20:59:19 -0800
Subject: PLEASE YOUR RESPONSE.......................

Dear friend,

I am Mr. Dan Davies, Manager foreign operations. United Bank for Africa[UBA]Nigeria,
My search for atrustworthy individual/firm has led me to you.

I came across your contact while looking for a worthwhile investments or
Projects that I can be affiliated with. I am writing you this letter to
ask for your support and co-operation to carry out this transaction.
THE PROPOSITION

A foreigner, Late Engineer Hunter L.Malson, from Canada an Oil Merchant/Contractor
with the federal Government of Nigeria, until his death\on board the American
Flight 587, an Airbus A300 left JFK, bound for Dominican Republic that crashed
in Queens New York, USA.

Banked with us here at United Bank for Africa,Nigeria and hade balance of
US$65,120,000.00{Sixty Five Million One Hundred and TwentyThousand United
States Dollars} which the bank now expects a next of kin to claim as beneficiary,
Valuable efforts are being made by the United Bank for Africa, Nigeria to
get in touch with any of the Hunter L.Malson?s family or relatives but to
no success.It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able
to locate any of Late Engr.Hunter L.Malson?s Next of kin {he had neither
wife nor children that is known to us}.

The management under the influence of our Chairman and members of the Board
of Directors are making arrangement for the funds to be declared "UNCLAIMED"
and will be lost to the Federal Government orsubsequently be donated to
the Trust Fund for Arms and Ammunition to further enhance the course of
war in West Africa In order to avert this negative development, some of
my colleagues and I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next
of kin to Late Engr.Hunter L.Malson so that the funds USD65.120M would be
released and paid into your account as the beneficiary next of kin. All
documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked
out.

We have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of deceased
beneficiary and more so we are assuring you this business is 100% risk free
involvement.

Your share stays while the rest would be for myself and my colleagues for
investment purposes.According to agreement within both parties. As soon
as we have acknowledgement of this message in acceptance of our mutual business
proposal, we will furnish you with the necessary modalities and disbursement
ratio to suite both parties without any conflict.

We have agreed that 30% of the money will be for you, for your assistance
in this transaction, while 10% has been mapped out for expenses that will
be incurred on both sides in the course of this transaction and 10% will
be donated to the charity organization while 50% will befor my colleagues
and I,If this proposal is acceptable by you do not make undue advantage
of the trust we have bestowed on you,then kindly get to me immediately or
call me with this my private telephone number 234-803-7092380.

Please furnish me with your most confidential Telephone and Fax Number,
signify your intentions.

Hope to hear from you soonest through my private E-mail:dandvi234@hotmail.com


Regards,

Mr. Dan Davies.






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