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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: ubahamed10@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 18:21:15 -0700
Subject: HELLO.

VERY CONFIDENTIAL.

DEAR SIR,

I am the manager of Foreign Account Department of Eco Bank group. I am
writing you this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry
out this transaction. We discovered an abandonedSum of US$24Million (Twenty
four Million U.S Dollars) in an account that belonged to one of our foreign
customer who died in November 1997 in a plane crash in Lagos. Since this
development, we have advertised for his next of kin or any close relation
to come forward to claim this money, but nobody came to apply for the money.

To this effect, I and two other officials in my department have decided
to look for a trusted foreign partner who can stand in as the next of kin
to the deceased and claim this money. We need a foreign partner to apply
for the claim because of the fact that the customer was a foreigner. And
we dont want this money to go into the bank's unclaimed fund account. Every
document to affect this process will emanate from my table and I will perfect
every document s to be in accordance with the banking law and guidelines
so you have nothing to worry about.

All we required from you is to open a local bank account in your name here
in Lagos where the money is to be deposited, before onward transfer to your
designated account abroad. We have agreed that 30% of the money will be
for you, 10% for expenses incurred on both sides while 60% will be for my
colleagues and me. If you are going to help me, indicate by replying this
letter and putting in your bank particulars, private telephone and fax numbers.

I await your immediate reply to enable us start this transaction in earnest.

Once I receive your reply, I will send you the text of application for immediate
application of claim.

Thanks for your anticipated assistance. You can reply through this my private
e-mail account for more cinfidentiality.; ubahamed13@yahoo.com

This mail might appear to be Spam to you because of the mode of contact
without any prior relationship but a diligent search was conducted which
has led to my Contacting you in particular and you will better understand
and do this transaction with me.

Remain Blessed

Mr. Ubah Ahmed



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