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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: "Sam Ahmed" <ahmedsam_12@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:47:36 +0000
Subject: MY INTRODUCTION.

FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PlC
54 marina st
Lagos
Tel;234 806-259-9969,
ahmedsam_12@walla.com
or samahmed22220@walla.com

Dear Friend


I am Mr.Ahmed Sam,from the First Bank of Nigeria Plc,Lagos Branch. I got
your contact through.the internet I have urgent and very confidenti all
business proposal for you. On January 7,1999, an America Oil consultant/
contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
Mr. Charles Ballassi made a numbered time (fixed)deposit for twelve calendar
months, valued at US$9,700,000.00(NineMillion Seven Hundred Thousand
Dollars)
in my branch upon maturity. Isent a rountine notification to his forwarding
address but gotnoreply.After a month,


wesent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers,the
Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.Charles Ballassi died in the plane
crashof 31 October 1999[with Egyptian 990] with other passengers aboaed as
you can confirm it your self via the website below:

http://www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990 ..list/index.html on further
investigation,i found out that he died without making a WILL,and at tempts
to trace his next of kin was fruitless.I therefore madefurther investigation

and discovered that Mr. Charles Ballassi didnot declare any next of kin or
relations in all his official documents,including his bank deposit paperwork

in my bank. This sum of US $ 9,700,000.00 is still in my bank and the
interest is being rolledover with the pricipall sum at the end of each year.
No one will ever come forward to claim it.According to Nigerian law, at
theexpiration of (Six) years,


The money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody
applies to claim the fund.Consequently my proposal is that i will like you
as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Charles Ballassi so that the
fruit ofthis old man's labour will not get into the hands of somecorrupt
Government officials. This is simple,
I will like you to provide immediately your full name and address so that
the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will
put you in place as the next of kin.We shall employ the service of two
attorney for the drafting and not arization of the WILL and obtain the
ecessary documents and letter of probate/ administration in your favour
for the transfer.


Any ,bank account in any part of the world which you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account forus to share in ratio of 60% for
me and 40%
or you. There is no risk at all,The paper work for this transaction will be
done by the attorneyand my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful
execution of ths transaction. If you are interested, please reply
immediately via the private email address below,upon your responce,


I shall provide you with more detailsand relevant documents that will help
you understand the transaction.Please observe utmost confidentiality and
berest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us

because ishall require your assitance to invest my share in your country.
Please upon the reciept of this mail message,send to me the following to
enable start the process of the fund into your bank account:

1.Your full Name and address
2. The name of your bank
where you want thefund to be transferedinto, Account
beneficiary
3. Your privateTelephone and fax number


Awaiting your urgent reply via my email; ahmedsam_12@walla.com or
samahmed22220@walla.com
Thanks and regards,
Mr.Sam Ahmed.
MANAGER,FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PlC

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