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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: gosawa005@tiscali.co.uk
Reply-To: contact_george@post.cz
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 20:31:33 +0100
Subject: From the Desk of: Mr. George Osawa


First Atlantic Trust Bank Plc
Idumota Branch,
Lagos-Nigeria



From the Desk of: Mr. George Osawa



Having gotten your contact details through the Internet over the years,
that you have been doing all what is necessary to deserve trust, coupled
with my deep interest to invest in your country, I decided to contact and
solicit your mutual assistance at all cost.



I am Mr. George Osawa, Branch Manager, First Atlantic Trust Bank Plc of
Nigeria. In January 6th 1999, One Mr. Claude Brian Best, A British National,
a consultant/contractor with the Federal Ministry of Mines and Power made
a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, valued at US$11,500,000.00 (Eleven Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), for twelve (12) calendar months
in my Bank branch.



Upon maturity, we 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 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 were fruitless.




I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Claude Brian
Best did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.



This sum of US$11,500,000.00 is still 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. In accordance with the Nigerian Federal Law,
at the expiration of 10 ( ten ) years, the money will revert to the ownership
of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.



Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the
next of kin to Mr. Claude Brian Best so that you and I can benefit from
the fruits of this old man's labor to enhance Humanitarian Organization
World wide.



Upon acceptance, I shall send to you either by fax or e-mail a scan copy
of the first Atlantic trust bank plc "Next of Kin Payment Application Form"
as well the Detailed Information on how this business would successfully
transacted.



We shall employ the services of an attorney for the drafting and notarization
of the WILL and to obtain all the relevant papers in your name for the necessary
documentations for payment approval in my bank headquarters and in your
favor.



The money will be share in the ratio of 60% for me, 35% for you and 5% for
any arising contingencies during the process of this transaction.



There is no risk involved as I will use my position as the Bank Branch Manager
to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction
and it will take only 7-10 working days. Please you must observe utmost
confidentiality.


If you are capable of putting your time and efforts towards the actualization
of this, kindly reach me back with your private telephone number for voice
contact and fax number so I can provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction .


Be sure to reach me on my post accounts: E -mail {gosawa3163@netscape.net}

Please have every second thought and be sure if you are interested before
you contact me, don?t just contact me because of the amount involved but
please only do so if you know you are genuinely interested and will give
it the required commitment for the good of us all.


Have a very wonderful day.



Yours truly,


George Osawa








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