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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: "morris dave" <morris_dave23@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: m_dave23@yahoo.it
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:11:10 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY

FROM MORIS DAVE.
ACCT DEPT OF UNION BANK.

Good day,

I am Morris Dave, I got your contact through a friend who attended a trade
mission in your country, but I did not disclose the nature of the business
to him.I have urgent and very confidential business proposal for you. On
June 6, 1999, an America Oil consultant/contractor, Mr. Charles Ballassi
with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, made a numbered time
(fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$20,700,000.00(Twenty Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars )in my branch
upon maturity. I sent a rountine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply.After a month,we sent areminder and finally we discovered from
his contract employers,the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that he
died in the plane crash of 31 October 1999[with Egyptian 990] with other
passengers aboard as you can confirm it yourself via the website below:

www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html

on further investigation, i found out that he died without making a WILL,
and attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that Mr. Charles Ballassi did not
declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank. This sum of
US$20,700,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest isbeing rolled over
with the pricipal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward
to claim it.According to Nigerian law, at the expiration of (five)years, the
moneywill revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody
applies to claim the fund. Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you
as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Charles Ballassi so that
the fruit of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some
corrupt Government officials.


This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full name and
address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin.We shall employ
the service of two attorney for the drafting and notarization of the WILL
and obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in
your favour for the transfer.


Any bank account in any part of the world which you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of 60% for
me and 40% for you. There is no risk at all, the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch
Manager guarantees the successful execution of ths transaction. If you are
interested,please reply immediately via email ,upon your responce,I shall
provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality and be
rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us
because I shall require your assitance to invest my share in your country.


Please upon the reciept of this mail message, send to me the following,to
enable me start the process of the fund into your bank account:
1. Your full Name
2. Your private Telephone and fax numbers.
3.Your age and country.

Thanks and regards,

Morris Dave.

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