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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: jerry4wil@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 04:46:13 -0800
Subject: URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED

Allstate Trust Bank
1675, Oyin Jolayemi Street,
Victoria Island Lagos
Website: http://www.allstatestrustbank.com/

Dear Sir,

I hope this will not meet you as a surprise, as I know
that
I have not heard any previous corressponding with you,
but
have taken interest in you, as a result of my choice of
investment. I am JERRY WILLIAMS ,Deputy General Manager
in
charge of Lagos and Western Operations,Allstate Trust
Bank,
Nigeria.

This is an urgent and very confidential business
proposition. I am seeking your assistance here to
enable me
transfer and invest the sum of $24M (3.07 billion
Nigerian
currency) in LANDED PROPERTIES there in your country.The
source of these funds is as follows:

On June 6, 2002,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with
the Nigerian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy,
Mr.Steve
Warren, made a numbered time(Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued at US$24,000,000.00,(Twenty-Four
Million Dollars) 3.07 billion Nigerian currency in my
branch.

Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month,we
sent
a reminder and finally wediscovered from his contract
employers, the Nigerian Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy,
that Mr.Steve Warren died from an automobile accident.
On
further investigation, I found out that he died without
making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin
was fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered
that
Mr.Steve Warren did not declare any next of kin or
relations in all his official documents, including his
Bank
Deposit documents in my Bank. This sum of US$
24,000,000.00
has carefully been fixed in my bank for safekeeping.No
one
will ever come forward to claim it.

According to the Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 5
(five) years,the money will revert to the ownership of
the
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that, since Mr.Steve
Warren is
a Foreigner, I will like you as a Foreigner to stand in
as
the owner ofthe money which was fixed deposited in my
bank.
I am writing you because I as a public servant, I cannot
operate a foreign account, and moreso, my choice of
investment, which is one of the reasons why I would want
you to assist me, as I will need your assistance to
investthese funds in the Real Estate business, to which
which any PROFIT RETURN will be shared under an agreed
percentage between the both ofus, outside the normal
percentage to be agreed on for your assistance.

I want to present you as the owner of the funds so you
can
be able toclaim them. This is simple.I will like you to
provide immediately your FULL NAME and ADDRESS, as well
as
PHONE and FAX numbers,so that allthe neccessary document
can be prepared , which will put you in place as the
beneficiary of the funds.

The money will be moved out for us to share in the
ratio of
80% for me and 20% for you. The paperwork for this
transaction will be done inaccordance to the law of the
land and this guarantees the successful execution of
this
transaction.

If you are interested, please reply immediately via my
email address jerry4wil@keromail.com or
jerrywil@ny.com, and upon your
response,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 assistance to invest my
share in Real Estate within your country. This is the
major
reason why I have contacted you.

Due to the nature and confidentiality in this
Transaction,
it should be accorded all the neccesary confidentiality
required, as my job will beat stake in the event of any
eventuality. I hope that this will meet you in a good
state
of mind.

I will pause for now, as I await your urgent response

Regards.
JERRY WILLIAMS





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