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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: chukwu2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:52:13 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GOOD=20DAY?=

FROM: Joseph Chukwu,

Dear Friend,

I am Joseph Chukwu from the First Bank of Nigeria Plc,Lagos BranchI got
your contact through the internet.I have urgent and very confidential business
proposal for you.

On June 6, 1999, an America Oil Consultant/contractorwith the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation,Mr. Charles Ballassi made a numbered time (fixed)
deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$9,700,000.00(Nine Million
Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars )in my branch upon maturity.

I sent a rountine 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
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Charles Ballassi died in
the plane crash of 31 October 1999[with Egyptian 990] with other passengers
aboaed on further investigation, i found out that he died without making
a WILL, and attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Charles Ballassi
did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank.

This sum of US$9,700,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the pricipal sum at the end of each year.

No one will ever come forward to claim it,According to Nigerian law, at
the expiration of (five)years, the money will revert to the ownership of
the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you as a foreigner to stand
as the next of kin to Mr. Charles Ballassi so that the fruit of this old
man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt Government officials.

This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full name and
address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits
which will put you in place as the next of kin.

We shall employ the service oftwo attorney for the drafting and notarization
of the WILLand obtain the ecessary documents and letter of probate/administration
in your favour for the transfer.

Any bank account in any part of the world which you will provide
will then facilitate the transfer of this money toyou as the eneficiary/next
of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of 60%
for me and 40% for you. There is no risk at all, the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager
guarantees the successful execution of ths transaction.

If you are interested,please reply immediately via the private email address
below,upon your responce,i shall provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction.

Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction
would be most profitable for both of us because i shall require your assitance
to invest my share in your country.

Please upon the reciept of this mail message, send to me the following to
enable start the process of the fund into your bank account:

1. Your full Name
2.Your private Telephone and fax numbers
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email:

joseph_1111@graffiti.net /joseph_1111@outgun.com

Thanks and regards,
Joseph Chukwu.
MANAGER,FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA Plc.




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