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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: "andre solom" <andre_solom01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: andresolom@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 10:25:02 +0000
Subject: Investment Proposal

Auditing and Accounting Unit,
Foreign Operations Department,
Ecobank nig plc,

Dear friend,
I am Andre Solom,one of the senior managers in charge of
Auditing and Accounting section of Ecobank nig plc and also the head of
Auditing and Account's unit of this Bank.
In due respect and regard, i have decided to contact you on a business
transaction that will be profitable and as well,beneficial to the both
of us and our families also.
STATUS & NATURE OF TRANSACTION:
During our annual investigation and auditing in this Bank where i am
currently working as the head of the Account's section,my department
found out that,a huge sum of money U.S $14.1m (Fourteen million and a
hundred
thousand United States dollars).Which we discovered that is left unattached
to any payment account or beneficiary.The funds in question is treated as a
floating fund surplus which we believe must have been a result of accounting

errors by the previous auditing consultants.What is needed is a foriegner
who will assist in claiming this funds and transferring it out of Nigeria
for investment purpose.
All i need to do now is to open a domicilary account in our bank in your
name as the beneficiary of the funds.If you are interested in assisting me
in actualizing this transaction do get back to me so that i will send the
domicilary account opening forms to you.
Upon receipt of the completed forms,the funds will be transferred to your
bank account with Ecobank Nigeria Plc.

You will be entitled to 25% of the total funds once this transaction is
concluded
All other necessary information will be sent to you,as soon as i hear
from you
Please get back to me on fax number 234-1-7597039 or email address
andresolom@yahoo.it


Thanks

Andre Solom

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