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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: albertmark@frizzmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 11:06:51 -0300
Subject: TRUST

EKO COMMUNITY BANK
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS NIGERIA
EMAIL:markalbert02@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,

Compliment of the day

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction;
this is by virtue of its nature as being CONFIDENTIAL and
TOP SECRET. Though I know that a transaction of this
magnitude will make any one apprehensive but I am assuring
that all will be well at the end of the day.We have
decided to contact you due to the urgency of this
transaction,as we have reliably informed of your honesty
and ability in a transaction of this nature. Let me first
start by introducing myself properly to you.

I am Mark Albert, an account officer with the Eko
Community Bank,Lagos Nigeria.I came to know of you in my
private search for a reliable and reputable person to
handle this confidential transaction, which involves the
transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account.
THE PROPOSITION: A foreigner, Late Engineer Mr. Tom A.
Andrew, an Oil Merchant/Contractor with the federal
government of Nigeria, until his death a some time ago in
an air crash, banked with us and had a closing balance as
at the end of September, 2000 worth USD15.5m (Fifteen
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar) which
the bank now expects a next of kin to claim as
beneficiary. Valuable efforts have been made by the Bank,
to get intouch with any of his immediate family or
relatives but there has been no success.

It is because of the perceived possibility of not being
able to locate any Late his next-of-kin (he had no wife
nor children that is known to the bank).That the
management under the influence of our Managing Director
Chairman,Board of Directors, Eddy Madu, requested that
arrangement be made for the funds to be declared
"UNCLAIMABLE" and to be subsequently donated to the trust
fund for arms /ammunitions to further enhance the course
of war in Africa and the world in general.

In order to prevent this, some of my trusted colleagues
and I, now seek your permission to have you stand as his
next-of-kin so that the fund USD15.5m would be released
and paid into your account as the beneficiary
(next-of-kin).

All documents to enable you get this fund will be
carefully worked out.

This proposal is 100% risk-free. We have agreed that the
fund be shared thus, after it must have been transferred
into your account.

1) 30% of the money will go to you for acting as the
beneficiary of the fund.
2) 10% will be set aside for reimbursement to both parties
for any incidental expenses that may be incurred in the
course of the fund transfer.

3) 60% to us the originators of the transaction. If this
proposal is acceptable to you, then take
advantage of the trust we have bestowed on you and your
company and kindly get to me immediately.
Please, furnish me with your most confidential telephone,
fax and mobile numbers. Also your exclusive Bank Account
particulars will be required so that I can use the
information to apply for the release and subsequent
transfer of the funds into your account.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated co-peration.

Yours faithfully,

markalbert.

Account Officer, Eko Community Bank.
NOTE: Please get back to me ONLY on my alternative ;markalbert02@yahoo.com



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