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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: abayomi raymond <rayabayomi@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:14:47 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FUNDS CLAIM; NEEDS URGENT REPLY.


FROM THE DESK OF MR.RAYMOND ABAYOMI Ogudu Branch
Manager,STANDARD TRUST BANK Nig. Plc.

ATTENTION,

I came to know about you in my private search for a
reliable person/company to handle a confidential
transaction unbehalf of my colleagues and my self I
felt you can be trusted to handle a transaction of
this maginitude. One of our esteemed customers that
holds a British passport Mr. TARANTINO '66 years of
age and Director of Gulf Atlantic oil company had in
our Bank the sum of us$22m in a domiciliary account.
His wife, Mrs. Helga TARANTINO as the

next of kin. Unfortunately, both of them died in the
terrorist bomb attack in the under ground tube in
london . Efforts had been made by the management of my
Bank in Lagos to contact any of the deceased children
but to no avail, as

we were made to understand that the couple had no
child owing to the skeletal information available to
the Bank, it has so far been impossible to reach any
of the relatives. The option left for the Bank
management is to declare

the deceased account dormant and revert the fund to
trading on behalf of and in the interest of the Bank
in order to avoid this development, my colleagues and
I now seek your permission to have you stand as a
distant relative/next

of kin to Mr. and Mrs. A.TARANTINO so that the funds
will be released to you.

All documents and proofs to enable you get the funds
will be carefully worked out on our receiving your
consent to this proposal, we would immediately obtain
for an order of mandamus from the Federal High court
of justice on your behalf recognizing you as a
bonafide relative tothe deceased and subsequently
apply for the release ofthe funds to you as the
beneficiary, through the central Bank of Nigeria. May
I assure you that this
transaction is 100%risk free, as we have taken care of
all necessary modalities to ensure a hitch free
transaction. To this effect my colleagues and I have
agreed to compensate
you with 40% of the total sum us$22m for your kind
assistance i.e. provisions of a nominated foreign
account to accommodate the fund
for us. If this proposal is acceptable to you, please
contact me strictly through my e-mail address.

Best regard

RAY ABAYOMI.

























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