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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: adams madu <ads_madu@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: chles_m@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:44:21 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Prompt responce needed.


THE DESK OF ADAMS MADU
MANAGER BILL AND EXCHANGE,
AFRICAN DEVELOPEMENT BANK,
NIGERIA OFFICE ANNEX.

Dear Sir,

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by
virtue its nature as being utterly "CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET".
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you 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 I have been reliable informed of your discreteness and ability in
transaction of this nature.

Let me start first, introducing myself properly to you. I am Dr Adams
Madu, Manager Bill and Exchange with Africa Development Bank (A.D.B),
Nigeria office ANNEX. I came to know of you through private search for
a reliable and reputable person to handle this confidential
transaction that involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a
foreign account requiring maximum confidence.

THE PROPOSITION:
I wish to know if we can work together. I would like you to stand as
next of kin to my deceased client who made some deposits to my bank.He
died without any registered next of kin and as such the funds now have
an open beneficiary mandate. More over it appears you are related to
him by the virtue of your names.
I
f you are interested please let me know so that I can give you
comprehensive details on what we are to do.

I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.

Best regards,
Adams Madu.



















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