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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: "prudential bank ng" <georgepeters@prudentbankng.com>
Reply-To: mrgeorgepeters2001@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 00:40:17 +0000
Subject: WAITING YOUR POSITIVE REPLY TODAY

>From The Manager Credit and foriegn Bills

Prudent bank Nig plc
Victoris Island
Lagos-Nigeria.

Please Reply only to; (johnymasfy2000@YAHOO.COM.HK )

Attention: Sir/Madam,

My name is DR JOHN EZE the Manager,Credit and Foreign bills of Prudent Bank
Plc. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of our bank with account
number 14-255-114 whose name is Burke Sean, an american by citizen who
perished in a plane crash[Korean Air Flight 801] with the whole passengers
aboard on August 6,1997.And for your perusal you can view thisweb site
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list

Since the demise of this our customer, I personally has watched with keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has
come to claim his funds of US$35.M (Thirty five Million United States
Dollars) which has been with our branch for a very long time. On this note,
I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the Next of Kin as no
one has come up to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not
allow such money to stay more than four years, because the money will be
recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed fund after this period.

In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal when i was making
a research on a foreigner i will use in this great upportunity. For your
assistant i will give you 30% of the total amount. Upon the receipt of your
response, I will send you by fax or e-mail the letter of application which
you will type sign and send back to our bank to enable us start this
transaction.I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is
hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for
the smooth and easy transfer of this fund has been finalized, this
transaction will be complited within five banking days of recieving your
response, after you apply to the bank as a relation to the deceased. When
you receive this letter. Kindly send me an e-mail signifying your decision
including your private


(1) Your Full Name And Adress of Origin where you located

(2) Tel And Fax number

(3) Company Name and Adress

(4) Your Bank Name and Adress Including the Account number where the fund
will be transfer.

for quick communication on my personal email; johnymasfy2000@YAHOO.COM.HK

Yours Sincerely,

DR JOHN EZE

Manager Credit and Foriegn Bills
Prudent Bank Nig Plc

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