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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: LIOUDMILA KIMAEVE <kimlio100@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 03:22:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT


UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
P.O.BOX 1138, MARINA-LAGOS
MOBILE TEL: 234-803-4256223

ATTN: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO


Sir,

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction. This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. We have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am Rev. Joseph Chima.Peter. Onoweh, Senior Manager with UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. I came to know you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this confidential transaction which involves some huge sum of money.
Actually a foreigner (AN AMERICAN) ENGR. SMITH ALIAN FAITH (SNR) LATE, an oil merchant with Federal Republic of Nigeria, with Allocation to lifting Crude Oil Until his death in a car accident on the 28th of October 2001.

He had a domicile account with us (UION BANK PLC) with a credit balance as at the end of November 2000 worth Thirty Million United States Dollars (US$30,000,000).

The beneficiary non-appearance gave our bank great concern thereby prompted search for him,His attention was sought through several international Gazette but no positive result. Equally,The Bank has been expecting the next of kin to come and claim the money in the account but no one appear.

Now i and my trusted colleagues wish to seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to late ENGR. SMITH ALIAN FAITH (SNR) since all efforts to locate any of the relatives failed,the fund US$30 Million will be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary.

We have however secured from the PROBATE an order of MADAMUS to regularize any of the deceased documents to the beneficiary of our choice.

It's important to assure you that this business is (100% Risk free involvement). You are to retain 30% of the toatal fund at the successful conclussion.
Your share stays while the rest be for me and my colleague for investment purposes, according to agreement within both parties.

If this proposal is accepted by you then revert to me immediately by Email & call me via phone above. However do not make undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed in you.
Best regards.

REV. JOSEPH C. P. ONOWEH
Senior Manager (UNION BANK PLC)





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