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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: benchika@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:31:02 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?RE=3ACONFIDENTIAL?=


Mr. Mode Uche
First Atlantic Bank PLC
4/6 Adetokunbo Ademola Street
P. O. Box 75369
Victoria Island, Lagos-Nigeria
website: www.firstatlanticbank.com


Dear friend,
This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not
yet met. The message could be strange but real if you pay some attention
to it.I could have notified you about it at least for the sake of your integrity.
Please accept my sincere apologies. In bringing this message of goodwill
to you, I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you any pains.

I am Mr. Mode Uche, Branch Manager, First Atlantic of Nigeria. I managed
to get your contact details through the Internet myself. Time is of theimportance
and I am desperately looking for a person to assist me in this confidential
business. A British oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Claude Brian Best made a numbered time (Fixed)
Deposit on January 6, 1999, valued at US$25,000,000.00 (Twenty- five Million
Dollars), for twelve (12) calender months in my branch. Upon maturity, I
sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract
employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Claude Brian
Best died from an automobile accident. On further investigation,I found
out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next
of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Claude Brian
Best did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$25,000,000.00
is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year.No one will ever come forward to claim
it. According to Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 6 (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
in as the next of kin to Mr. Claude Brian Best so that the fruits of this
old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits
that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the service
of two lawyers for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the
necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for
the transfer.
A bank account in any part of the world that 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 for us to share in the ratio
of 60% for me and 40% for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for thistransaction will be
done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please
reply immediately via the private email address below;
(modeuche@jumpy.it)

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction
would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance
to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address.

Thanks and regards,
Mode Uche



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