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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: vinpeters@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 13:54:59 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?TRUST=20FUND?=

FROM : MR VINCENT PETERS
STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC.
PRIVATE MAIL TO :vinpetersprivate@yahoo.de

Dear Friend

I am an Accountant with Standard Trust Bank Plc,My name is Mr Vincent Peters.I
am the personal Account Manager to Late Mr Frank ,a citizen of your country
who used to work with an Oil Development company in Nigeria

On April 21, 1999, my client, his wife, and his three children were involved
in a car accident along Sagamu express way. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I have made several inquiries
to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives,this is also
proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family
hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,particularly the STANDARD
TRUST BANK PLC, where the deceased had an account valued at $15.5Million
US dollars,the bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.


Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 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 ($5.5 Million US dollars)
can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money 50% to me and
40% while 10% will be mapped out for the expenses and taxes incured by
both parties.

An attorney will be contracted to help revalidated and notarize all the
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make
if you may not be able to come over. 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.

Name: Mr.Vincent Peters
Profession: External Auditor Accountant
Home address: 4 Oshodi Street Apapa Lagos Nigeria
Office addres:11 B Akin Adesola St,
Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria
Date of Birth: May 14th 1953
Place of birth: Idunnu Hospital Lagos Nigeria

Best regards

Mr Vincent Peters

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