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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: jimovia002@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 09:50:55 +0100
Subject: HELLO

From:Jim Ovia of
Zenith Bank Plc
Plot 84 Ajose
Adeogun Street, Victoria
Island, Lagos, Nigeria
zenith bank.com
Private E-mail address is:
jim_ovia001@walla.com


Dear Friend,

I would like to introduce myself as Mr. Jim Ovia, Accountant with
Zenith Bank Plc, Lagos. I am the personal Account to Engr. John
Ortega, 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 who died
together
with his family on vacation holiday at Tsunami disaster: this is the
link of the the disaster for your confirmation,
http://www.tsunamis.com/tsunami-pictures.html, unfortuniate lost their
lives in that disaster last year December 26, 2004 Tsunami Thialand, which
took thousands of 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 Bank Ltd where
the deceased had an account Valued at about US$10,500,000.00 (Ten 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 after the
disaster,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
sothat the proceeds of this account valued at (US$10,500,000.00) can be paid
to you and then you and I can share the money in this ratio, 55% to me
and 40% to you and 5% 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 jim_ovia001@walla.com
and enclose your private telephone number for easy
communication.

Best Regards
Mr Jim Ovia (Accountant)



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