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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: princeibe@tiscali.it
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 05:53:32 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL


BUSINESS PROPOSAL

HELLO DEAR
I am PRINCE CLIFFORD IBE, the Chief auditor of AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
in Nigeria Plc. (ADB) I got your contact from a business directory.There
is an account opened in our bank in 1980, andsince 1990, nobody operated
on this account again. After going through some old files in the records,
I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgentlyit will rfeited
for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr.Smith B. Andreas, a eigner,
and a miner at KrugerGold Co. ageologist by profession and he diedsince
1990. Noother person knows about this account or anything, concerning it.
The account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as
well that this


company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved
is (USD 126m) one Hundred and Twenty-Six Million United states Dollars.
I want to first transfer Fifty Million United States Dollars from this money
into a safe foreigner account abroad before the rest, but I don't know any
Foreigner. I am only contacting you as a foreigner ause this money cannot
be proved to Local banks, but can only be approved to any foreign account
because the money is in US Dollars and the former owner of the account Mr.
Smith B. Audreas is a foreigner too. I know that this message will come
to you as a surprise as we don't know our selves before, never mind be sure
that this it is a real and genuine bsiness.You are the only person that
have contacted in this business believingGod that you will not get over
me, please reply urgently so thatI will inform you the next step to take
send also your private telephone and fax number and the full detail of
the account to be used for the deposit.It is important to inform you also
that my retirement from service will take effect in december 2004 so
I

need topay in this money into a reliable foreign account before the end
of novermber 2004 I want us to meet face to face or sign a bindingagreementso
you can receive this money into a foreign accountor any accountof your choice
where the fund will be safe and I willfly to yourcounty for withdrawal and
sharing. I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner
with a foreign account and a foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation
to make this work . The management is ready to approve this payment to any
foreigner who has correct information of this account which I will give
to you later immediately, if you are able and with capability to handle
such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions
and advice for our mutual benefit because I don't want to make

mistakes. I need strong ranceandtrust.With my position now in the office,
I can transfer this money toany foreign account, reliable account which
can provide me with assurance that this money will be intact pending hysical
arrival in your country for sharing. I will destroy all documents of that
is invovle immediately we receive this money leaving no trace toany place.
At conclusion of this business you will be given 20%of the total amount75%
percent will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might
incur during the process of transfer.
best
Regard,s
PRINCE CLIFFORD IBE.



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