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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: fra_taibu@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 02:22:51 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Confidential=20proposal=2E?=

Dear Sir/Madam,
This by virtue of its nature is utterly confidential and top secret.Though
I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive
and worry but I assure you that all will be well at the end of the day.

Let me first start by introducing myself properly to you. I am Mr.Frank
Taibu, the Manager of National Merchant Bank of Zimbabwe.I came to know
of you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle
this transaction, which involve the transfer of some huge sum of money to
a foreign account that requires maximum confidence.
THE PROPOSITION;
A foreigner Late Engineer Mike Rock,a Contractor in Zimbabwe who died after
a brief illness here in Zimbabwe.Who was having an account with us here
in National Merchant Bank of Zimbabwe.Before his demise, he had a closing
account balance of (EURO 16.3M ),as at November 30th, 2004.
The bank now expect the next of kin to claim the money as his beneficiary.however,
efforts by the bank to contact any of Mike's relative or family member has
proved abortive.As a result of the above impossibility to locate any of
late Eng.Mike Rock's next of kin(no wife nor child etc.), the management
and other members of the board of directors of National Merchant Bank of
Zimbabwe under the influence of our chairman Chief. A. Longe who is presently
a member of the senate has resolved to declare the fund unclaimable and
subsequently be donated to the trust fund for arms and ammunitions to further
enhance the course of war in Sudan and other war thorne zones in Africa,
what an evil alternative.
In order to avert this negative development I and my colleagues now seeks
your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to late Engr Mike Rock,
so that the fund of (EURO 16.3M) will be released and paid into your account
as the sole beneficiary. All documents and proofs to enable you receive
this fund in your account will be carefully worked out by I and my colleague
who have been able to secure a probate, an order of mandamus from the bank
to locate any of his next of kin. This is an 100% risk free involvement.
please note the proposed account need not have any money in it.
We have agreed to share the fund accordingly after it has been transferred
into the account provided by you. (1), 25% of the money will go to you for
acting as the beneficiary of this money.(2),70% for me and my colleagues
as the architect of the transaction. (3),5% will be set aside for reimbursement
to both parties for any incidental expenses that will be incured during
the course of the transaction.
If this proposal is accepted by you,do take undue advantage of the trust
we have bestowed upon you and kindly get in touch with me immediately via
my private E-mail: ,furnish me with your most confidential phone and fax
numbers so that I can use this information to apply for the release and
subsequent transfer of the fund into your nominated account.

But in case you are not interested please let me know as soon as possible
so that I can make an alternative arrangements because time is not on our
side.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated co-operation.

Best regards,

Mr.Frank Taibu.
Contact Phone:+88-216-4665-0849
Email:frank@mail2banker.com









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