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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: "mr peter obasie" <mrpeterobasiestb2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: peterobasie12@myway.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 14:01:27 +0000
Subject: Request for Your Assistance as the Next of Kin.

>From Mr.PETER OBASIE.
MANAGER, FOREIGN ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT
STANDARD TRUST BANK [NIG]PLC,
LAGOS - NIGERIA.
E-mail:mrpeterobasie3@hotmail.com

DATE:22/11/05
Dear Good day

I am the Manager of Foreign Accounts Department of Standard Trust Bank Plc,
am writing you this letter to solicit your support and co-operation to carry
out this transaction. We discovered an abandoned Sum of US$20Million (Twenty
Million U.S Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of ourforeign
customers who died along side his entire family on the 6th of May,2002 in a
Local Plane Crash at Kano State,enroute Abuja (The Capital City) all
occupants in the Plane lost their lives,unfortunately on this same flight
were dignitaries like the Sports Minister and a host of others.The following
websites could be reference:

http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.html
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/05/06/stories/20020506004515
00.ht=m
http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/05/05/stories/2002050503070101.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm

To this effect, I and two other officials in my department have decided to
look for a trusted foreign partner who can stand in as the next of kin to
the deceased and claim this money. We need a foreign partner to apply for
the claim base on the fact that the customer was a oreigner.Again;we dont
want this money to go into the bank's treasure house as unclaimed fund.Every
document to effect this process will emanate from my table and I will
perfect every documents to be in
accordance with the banking Rules and Regulations,so you have nothing to
worry about.

All we required from you is to open a local bank account with your name here
in Lagos where the money is to be deposited,for onward transfer to your
designated off shore account. we have agreed that 30% of the money will be
for you,10% for expenses incurred on the both sides; while 60% will be for
me and my colleagues involve.If you are going to help,indicate by replying
this letter and putting in your full name,your banking particulars,postal
address and private telephone
& fax numbers.

I await your prompt response to enable us commence this transaction
immediatey.

Thanks for your anticipated assistance.

Your's faithfully,

MR PETER OBASIE,
STANDARD TRUST BANK[NIG]PLC

Please contact me back, on my alternative private e-mail
address:mrpeterobasie3@hotmail.com

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