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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: "FROM: MR. NEPEPER OKITO" <nosike13@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: will@bizemail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:57:40 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS FINE

BUSINESS FINE
FROM:MR. NEPEPER OKITO,
ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
MARINA- BRANCH, LAGOS.

Pls, use this private email address for this business ok: ( nepeper1@n1.com
OR nepeper@n1.com )

TO: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO

DEAR SIR,

RE:TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$20.5M DOLLARS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FIRST,I MUST
SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION.THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S NATURE
AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.THOUGH I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION
OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED.


BUT IAM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OFTHE DAY.WE HAVE
DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION
AS WE HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR DISCRETENESS AND ABILITY. LET
ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF TO YOU.


I AM MR. NOSIKE, A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
MARINA BRANCH OFFICE LAGOS.I CAME TO KNOW ABOUT YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH
FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL
TRANSACTION AS WE ARE STILL IN ACTIVE SERVICE. THE PROPOSITION. AN CANADA
NATIONAL,LATE ENGINEER JEFFREY LANDERCASPER,AN OIL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR WITH
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA,UNTIL HIS DEATH THREE YEARS AGO IN A GHASTY
AIR CRASH IN AN EGYPTIAN AIRLINE,BANKED WITH US HERE AT UNION BANK OF NIGERIA
PLC.

MARINA BRANCH LAGOS,AND HAD A CLOSSING BALANCE OF
US$20.5M USD WHICH THE BANK UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS IT TO BE CLAIMED BY ANY
AVAILABLE FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE LATE BENEFICIARY OR ALTERNATIVELY BE
DONATED TO A DISCREDITED TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS
AT THE MILITARY WAR COLLEGE IN KADUNA STATE
HERE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.SEQUEL TO THIS,FERVENT VALUABLE
EFFORTS WERE MADE BY UNION BANK PLC.TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE MIGUEL'S
FAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT PROVEDTO NO AVAIL.

IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY
OF THE LATE ENGR.JEFFREY LANDERCASPER [NEXT-OF-KIN] HE HAD NO KNOWN WIFE
AND CHILDREN) THAT THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR
HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OFDIRECTORS,(Retired)MAJOR-GENERAL
KALU UKE KALU THAT AN
ARRANGEMENT BE MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE DECLARED UN-CLAIMABLE" AND SUBSIQUENTLY
BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITON TO FURTHER
ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL.IN ORDER TO
AVERT THIS CRUDE AND NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT,SOME OF MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES
AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO
LATE ENGR. JEFFREY LANDERCASPER, SO THAT THE FUND US$20.5M WOULD BE RELEASED
AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY'S NEXT-OF -KIN.ALL DOCUMENTSAND
PROVES TO ENABLE YOU RECIEVE THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AND
MORESO AS PROFESSIONAL BANKERS, WE ARE ASSURING YOU OF 100% RISK-FREE INVOLVEMENT.
YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSES IN YOUR COUNTRY.


IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ALRIGHT BY YOU,THEN KINDLY GET TO ME
IMMEDIATELY THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATON OF YOUR CO-OPERATION

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR. NEPEPER OKITO,
( Senior Accountant)
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
MARINA BRANCH LAGOS.
my private email address to use for this business: ( nepeper@n1.com OR nepeper1@n1.com
)


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