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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: "nancy brooks" <mrsnancybrooks02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drdonalddukebrown@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:52:25 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Nancy Brooks(Natwest Bank)!!

MRS NANCY BROOKS
NATWEST BANK UK
The Financial Ombudsmen Service
South Quay Plaza
183 Marsh Wall
London
E14 9SR

Dear Friend,

In order to transfer out (USD 12.6 M) Twelve million Six Hundred United
States Dollars) from National Westminster Bank uk. I have the courage to ask
you if you are capable,reliable and
honest to assist us with this important business believing that you will
never let me down either now or in future.

I am Mrs. Nancy Brooks, the Chief Auditor of National Westminster Bank
U.k(NATWEST BANK). There is an account opened in this bank in 1998 and since
then nobody has operated on this account again.

After going through some old files in the records,I discovered that ifI do
not remit this money outurgently,it would be forfeited for nothing.The owner
of this account is Mr.Smith B.Andreas,a foreigner,and a miner at kruger gold
co, a geologist by profession,and he died since 1998.He opened a
non-residential U.S dollar bank account.Since then no other person knows
about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other
beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that this companydoes
not know anything about this account and the amount involved is(USD12.6M)
Twelve Million, six Hundred United States Dollars million dollars.I want to
first transfer US$6,000,000:00 Six million United States Dollars from this
money into a safe foreigners account abroad before the rest is
transfered,but I don't have any foreign partner.

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be
approved to any other person other than the next of kin to Mr Smith
B.Andreas.I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we do
not know ourselves before now,We will then sign an agreement,but be
sure that it is real and a genuinebusiness transaction.

I only got your contact address from International Business Directory,with
believe in God that you will never let me down in this proposed business.You
are the only person that I have contacted in this regard,so please reply
urgently so that I will inform you of the next step to take immediately.

Send also your private telephone and fax number including the full details
of the account to be used for the deposit. I want us to meet face to face or
sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this
money into a any reliable account of your choice where the fund will be
safe,And I will fly to your country for withdrawal,sharing and other
investments oppourtunities as well.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign
account and foreign beneficiary.I need your full co-operation to make this
work, because the management is ready
to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this
account which I will provide to you later.

Furthermore,with my position now in the office I can transfer this money to
any foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that
this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we
receive this money leaving no trace to any place. You can also come to
discuss with me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your
presence and two of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of
the money going into the account.

I will apply for annual leave immediately I hear from you that you are ready
to act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my position and
influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to
your account with appropriate clearance forms from the ministries and
foreign exchange departments.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total
amount,65%will be for me, while 5%will be for expenses both parties might
have incurred during the course of this
transaction.

Lastly, if you are intrested in assisting us in this transaction, kindly
respond to my principal partner Dr.Donald Duke at
(drdonalddukebrown@yahoo.co.uk) Telephone number (+44 704 011 0427 or
+44 704 010 8365)or by fax at +44 707-505-5580.

I look forward to your earliest reply
Mrs.Nancy Brooks

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