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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: mmharrison1@tiscali.it
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:34:03 +0100
Subject: THE DIRECTOR ONLY/FROM THE BANK

FROM THE DESK;
DR.MARK HARRISON
INLAND BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
APAPA BRANCH,
LAGOS

Attn;Director

Dear Friend

Please forgive my impetus as I am pressed by the situation at hand
to have contacted you thus, I am Dr.Mark Harrison ,The Assistant Bank
Manager of INLAND BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, Apapa branch, Lagos I have
urgent and very confidential business to share with you.

In June 6, 1998, a foreign Oil consultant/contractor . Engr
Spurgeon Henderson, made a numbered times (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months,valued at US$12.500.000.00 (Twelve million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity of the
deposit,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 Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation here
that Engr spurgeon died of an auto accident some months back.
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
Spurgeon did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.

This sum of US$12,500,000.00 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 has ever come forward for this claim.according to
the Laws of my country govering any financial institution, at the
expiration of 3 (three) years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the 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 the late . Engr spurgeon for the
fact that you of the same nationality, with these, is a tromedious
advantage to us in this transction with your assistance so that the
fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some
corrupt government officials.

i plead your godly assistand in this regard so please I will like
to hear from you soonest with the this detials, your full names and
address including you phone contacts so that the attorney will
prepare the necessary documents and affidavits of claim in your
favour that will put you in place as the next of kin to the
deceased.

A bank account will be needed in any part of the world to
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into the account to
be shared in the ratio that will be negotiable between us upon your
acceptance to work with me, please let me know the taxation update
in your country its very important.

There is no risk involved all the paperwork for this transaction
will be processed through an attorney and my position as the Branch
Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction better,please send your response to my direct and
private email addresss only as stated here
(m_harrison107@yahoo.co.uk) for confidential reasons.

Thank you for your understanding.

Regards

Dr.mark Harrison
m_harrison107@yahoo.co.uk






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