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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: ugowilliams01@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:58:16 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Respond=20as=20soon=20as=20possible=20if=20interested=20=20please?=

Attn, Sir/ Madam

I humblly wish to introduce myself properly to you,I am Mr Ugo williams,A
staff of Global Bank Plc, the personal account officer to National of united
states of America, who was an oil merchant/contractor with the federal government
of Nigeria and resident here in Nigeria, until his sudden death Three years
ago, on Sept 11TH Terrorist attack in world trade business center in NEW
YORK U.S.A.

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of
my clients extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts,
However I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client before it Gets confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank, where this huge sum were lodged, particularly the Global Bank.
Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($19 Million U S Dollars)

The bank has mandated me to provide his next of kin, Or have the account
confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for
over three years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($19
Million U S Dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me Can share the
money.60% to me and 40% to you.

With the help of an acredited attorney to the bank all the legal documents
will be acquried to your favour,in order to back up your claims, All I require
is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of the law.

Basicaly, i would want to invest some part of my personal share of the fund
into AIR CRAFT business, and others will be invested in properties.

Thanks

Mr Ugo Williams





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