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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. Roger Speight" <rogerspeight_hsbcplc@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 02:49:20 +0000
Subject: TRANSFER CONFIRMATION

***HSBC 00006938**
**Ordering Customer':
UNION BANK NIG. PLC.**
005 SWIFT TRN 95BK
BANK PRIORITY (370 CRF).
14-12-2005
Ordering Beneficiary
FGN/PED/NNLG/856478

Attn Beneficiary,
REF: FUND TRANSFER CONFIRMATION

We have received your contract payment from our ordering affiliate
Union Bank Nig. Plc, for the further credit to your bank account.
With all due respect, our bank has obliged to credit your account with
instruction. Quoting to HSBC transfer regulation and in line with British
Financial and Allied Conduct, your nominated bank account will be
effected as soon as you reconcile our 1% cost of Transfer or you may advise
us to deduct the total value and transfer the balance to your account.

Should you be willing to accept deduction, we urge you to contact the
authorized DIRECTOR,DR.SMITH DANLADI(FOREIGN/WIRE TRANSFER DEPARTMENT) of
Union Bank Nig. Plc On Tel. Number: 234-80-33012244(MOBILE). OFFICE TEL
234-1-4704085, -Email: smith_danladi00001@yahoo.it or
unionbanknigplc1@trini.com Please ask him to issue you
the Authority to deduct Bill of Exchange Form to enable us deduct. Note
that the cost of obtaining the Form is just US$520 only.
Please be warned, as our bank does not trust any Nigeria Official
except DR SMITH DANLADI whom we can give attention to any of this
instruction. Prior to our banking regulation, final credit shall be made to
your
account upon your instruction.
We further wish to inform you that failure to provide us with your
Authority to deduct Bill of Exchange Form for the transfer of your fund
within 72 banking hours, we shall be obliged to return your fund back to
Nigeria unconditionally, and recommend for outright cancellation.

Note: You will have to re-confirm to us your curiear address where we will
send the International Certified Bank Draft. It will interest you to know
that you will now receive your payment via an International Certified Bank
Draft which you will take to your Bank after three days prior to the date
you will receive the Draft.You are also adviced to hasten up so as to
receive your payment by latest 17th Dec. 2005. The eralier you obtain the
Authority to Deduct, the earlier you receive your payment.

Congratulations

Best regards

HSBC PLC
INT'L TRANSFER PROCESSING DEPT.
27-32POULTRY
LONDON Ec2 2 BX
Mr.Roger Speight
Management

Members HSBC Group
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