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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: "tundeogbeha" <tundeogbeha@tiscali.it>
Reply-To: sentundeogbeha@mixmail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:10:24 +0000
Subject: #SERVICE REQUIRED#

YOUR ATTENTION:

This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the
fact that we have not met.The message could be strange
but real if you pay some attention to it. Please
accept my sincere apologies,in bringing this message
of goodwill to you. I have to say that I have no
intention of causing you any pains.

My name is SENATOR TUNDE OGBEHA,representing Kogi North
Federal

constituency,http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/government/Nationalass.htm).member

, Pension Funds Committee in the senate of the Federal Republic Of

Nigeria. I am writing you to earnestly solicit your assistance in helping


to receive some sum of money. I got your e-mail address on the Internet


while searching for a reliable and reputable person to handle this

transaction.

THE PROPOSITION:

We have the sum of US$25,200,000.00
(Twenty Five Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars)
that we intend to transfer overseas through the
assistance of a foreign partner.This money came as a
result of the unclaimed pension,accident and insurance claims belonging


to a German expatriate structural engineer with Julius Berger Nigeria

Plc.After all other pensioners have been paid their entitlements, we

deposited this unclaimed sum of US$25,200,000.00,with the Debt Management


Office.
In a bid to make sure Engr.Willy Bubenik gets his due,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,
Messers Julius Berger Nigeria Plc. that Engr.Willy Bubenik 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 Engr.Willy Bubenik did not declare any


kin or relations in all his official documents. This sum of

US$25,200,000.00 is still sitting in an account of the Debt Management

Office 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 2 (two) 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 Engr.Willy Bubenik so that the fruits of this old

man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government

officials.

This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately
your full names,address,telephone and fax numbers so
that I can prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits that will put you in place as the next of
kin to Engr. Bubenik. Upon this,we would then obtain the letter of

probate/administration in your favor from a Federal High Court.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 65% for me and my partners,30% for you and 5% for any expences
incured,during the course of this transaction.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done at the high court and my
position as a member of the Committee guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction.The fund
shall be transferred to you legally in accordance to
all laid down procedures governing transfer of funds.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via my
email address. 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,

Sen.Tunde Ogbeha.





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