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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: CHRIS ANOSIKE <mr_chris4net1@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:32:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL


Dear Sir,
REQUEST FOR YOU TO STAND AS A NEXT OF KIN AND
REPATRIATE 12MILLION USD TO YOUR PRIVATE/COMPANY
ACCOUNT
I was mandated by the Managing Director of
Standard Trust Bank PLC to ascertain your interest
and capability to co-operate with us in actualizing
this highly rewarding project on repatriation of
funds to your country.

Are you willing to be presented as the bonafide
next of kin to Mr. Floyd Thomasson, a crude oil
merchant from Australia. Until his untimely death by
the recent Bali bomb explosion in Indonesia, Mr.
Floyd operated a fixed account of Twelve
Million
United States Dollars (US$12,000,000.00) with
Standard Trust Bank PLC.Sequel to his death, the
Bank made concerted effort to contact the immediate
family in australia in order to re-claim and
transfer the ownership of the fund.

Unfortunately, the Bank discovered recently that
the immediate families of the depositor Mr. Floyd
were also drastically affected by the same Bomb
Explosion while on holidays.Apparently, the fund is
now in full custody of the Bank.After a very serious
survey, I and the CEO of the Bank decided to
repatriate this fund to a trustworthy and reliable
overseas bank account for high yield investment
portfolios.

The modality of disbursing thefund willbe
discussed fully with the Bank-Account
owner/provider,which we are offering you.All the
documents establishing the deposit of the fund and
empowering you to be Next of Kin/Beneficiary of the
fund will be perfectly secured in your name if
interested in helping secure the fund.Transfer of
this fund can be swiftly and successfully
implemented within 14 bank working days if you

provide the necessary overseas infrastructure
required to realize the objective.

Please protect my position in my bank by keeping
everything secret and confidential untill we
transfer this funds to your distination Be kind
enough to confirm the receipt of this message


Awaiting your reply.
Sincerely,
Mr.chris.A.
Alternative E-mail
mr_chris4net1@yahoo.com







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