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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: "Melissa King" <soloenny2004@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:32:33 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KIN/URGENT REPLY NEEDED

UNION BANK PLC
1/22 WAREHOUSE APAPA
LAGOS-NIGERIA

Dear Friend,

I sincerely write to seek your co-operation and trust to enable me carry out
an urgent business Opportunity in my department. I work with the UNION BANK
PLC,NIGERIA currently I am in charge of bills and exchange at the foreign
remittance department of my bank. I was the account officer to one Engineer
A. who worked with Chevron Oil company ,Who died along with his wife in the
December 25th, 2003 Air Crash in Benin Republic.

He left in his domiciliary account the total sum of $6 million (Six million
U.S Dollars). Since the management got the information of his death we have
been expecting any of his relation or his next of kin to come up and claim
his money. Unfortunately from the day of his death till the time of this
letter none of his relation or friends has come up for the claim. The
banking and financial law of UNION BANK PLC NIGERIA stipulates that if such
fund remained unclaimed after a period of eighteen(18) months it will be
lost to the bank as unclaimed deposit. On this note, I now decided to
transact this business with you so that the funds can be released to you as
the next of kin to the deceased for subsequent disbursement among us.

I will soon proceed for my retirement leave, and I personally do not want
his fund to be lost to the bank. That is why I wanted the fund to be move
out of the bank before I proceed on my retirement from the banking services.

The need for a foreigner as next of kin in this project is occasioned by the
fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Nigerian will not perfectly fit
in as his next of kin or heir, thereafter I will visit your country for
disbursement according to the percentages indicated.
To enable the immediate transfer of the fund into your nominated account,
you would have to fill the bank application form for such claim as the next
of kin to the deceased. There you will designate your bank account where the
money will be remitted.
Upon receipt of your mail indicating your interest, I will send to you a
copy of the application form and the Account/ Deceased information you would
need to fill it. Send your direct Fax and telephone numbers for effective
communication that this transaction needs.

Please note that you are not to appear in person, as every thing regarding
this project will be strictly handled by a lawyer and every banking
documents needed for this transaction will be taken care of by lawyer.

please view the website below :

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html

Hope to hear from you soonest.

Yours Faithfully,
Solomon Daniel

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