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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: julietige@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 14:51:37 +0000
Subject: Very Urgent

FROM : DR MRS. JULIET.IGE
MUTUAL TRUST BANK PLC
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Dear Friend,

My name is DR MRS JULIET.IGE, the Manager, Credit and Foreign Bills of
MUTUAL TRUST BANK PLC. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of
my bank with account number 14-255-2004/ASTB/123-99 who perished in an auto-crash
in june 15 2001.

Since the demise of this our customer, I personally has watched with keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has
come to claim his funds of US$8m (Eight Million United States Dollar), which
has been with my branch for a very long time. On this note, I decided to
seek for whom his name shall be used as the next of kin as no one has come
up to be the next of kin.

The banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than four
years, because money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed
after this period. In view of this, I got your contact through internet
on a discreet search on whom to confine in for this transaction. I seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased ,so that
the proceeds of this account valued at $8 million dollars can be paid to
you and then you and me can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you, while
5% should be for reimbursement of incidental expenses that may incure during
the process of the transaction or tax as your government may requireafter
realizing that your name and country is similar to the deceased.

Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you by fax or e-mail the
Bank application form for the next of kin which you have to fill and return
for the processing to commence and the next step to take.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free
and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer
can be finalized within five banking days, after you apply to the bank as
a relation to the deceased.

When you receive this letter, kindly send me an e-mail on this mail box:
julietigemtbplc@mail2julie.com or julietige@v3mail.com signifying your interest
including your most confidential telephone/fax numbers and your address
for quick communication.

Respectfully submitted,

DR. MRS JULIET.IGE
The Manager, Credit and Foreign Bill
MUTUAL TRUST BANK PLC
julietigemtbplc@mail2julie.com
julietige@v3mail.com



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