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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: "bello umanah" <belloumanah55@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bello_umanah22@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 07:00:55 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

>From : Mr. Bello Umanah

Dear Sir,

RE : BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I am making this contact with you in good faith, my name is Mr Bello Umanah,
the personal accounting officer to Late Hon. Chuba Okadigbo, the former
Nigeria Senate President. Herein after shall be referred to as my client.

During my client's tenure as Nigeria Senate President, he was in charge of
Federal Government investments abroad from which he accrued so much money.
And having a personal intention of investing abroad after his tenure, he
secretly deposited the sum of US$20 Million(Twenty Million United States
Dollars) with a Finance/Security House in Madrid, Spain.
But unfortunately, he died on Thursday September 25, 2003 leaving this huge
amount of money in the custody of the Finance/Security House without claim
from anybody. As the personal accounting officer, i was the only person he
confided in and therefore the only person that knows about the existence of
this funds as he was avoiding implications since he was in service then.

Now i am interested in a foreign investor with a sound business proposal who
will assist me to claim this money for our mutual benefits, hence i
personally appeal to you seriously for your urgent assistance to move this
money into your country where i believe it will be judiciously invested for
the benefit of both of us.

I have in my possession every legal document to backup your claim, all i
require is your capability and honest cooperation. And i will appreciate if
you could keep this proposal secret even if you are not capable or do not
want to assist me.

As i await your response through my private email address : i would also
want you to go though the below websites for more details:
http://www.usafricaonline.com/chubaokadigbo.chido2003.html
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/10/prweb83266.htm

Best regards,

Mr. Bello Umanah

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