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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: mrben@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 02:35:59 +1000
Subject: From: Mr. Ben Chuks

Fidelity Bank plc Nigeria.
Victoria Island Annex
P.O.Box5433300,
plot 54,Gaffar
Falomo Ikoyi, Lagos
Tel;234-803829-0568

From: Mr. Ben Chuks Owo.

Dear; Sir/Madam.

My name is Mr. Ben Chuks Owo,I am the operational manager in account management
section in charge of credit and foreign bills Fidelity Bank plc Nigeria.
I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank who perished on
EGYPTIAN Boeing 737 PLANE CRASH into the red sea with the whole passengers
on board.
There is an account opened in this bank by this great diamond and oil magnet
that died without a written or oral WILL attached to the account. Since
his death I personally have watched with keen interest to see the next of
kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds and
no other person knows about this account or anything concerning it, the
account has no other beneficiary and until his death he was the manager
of his company.

The total amount involved is 48,223,000.00 USD.[ Forty eight million two
hundred and twenty three thousand United States Dollar ].We wish to start
the first transfer with $8,000,000.00[Eight million] and upon successful
transaction without any disappointment from your side, we shall re-apply
for the transfer of the remaining balance to your account. I have secretly
discussed this matter with the manager of the bank who I must involve in
order to have a smooth and a successful transfer of the fund to any foreign
bank account, which you are going to nominate. On this note, I want you
to act as the foreign beneficiary of the fund from the deceased by providing
your bank account where the fund will be transferred for immediate investment
on any viable project as no one has come up to be the next of kin.

The banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than 2 years
without claim hence the money will be recalled to the government treasury
as unclaimed fund after this long period of dormancy. In view of this I
got your contact through my personal search to see if you can assist by
providing your safe bank account for the transfer or find a reliable person
who will be capable of receiving such amount in his or her personal account.
At the conclusion of the transfer 65% of the fund will be for me, I will
give you 20% of the total transfer sum, 10% for charity both in Africa and
in your country while the remaining 5% will be set aside to settle expenses
both parties might incure during the transfer process.

Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send to you detailed information
about the transaction. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this
business is 100% risk free you should not entertain any fear as all modalities
for fund transfer can be finalized within 7 to 9 banking days, after you
apply to the bank as the beneficiary of the fund from the deceased. When
you receive this letter. Kindly send me e-mail.; ben_chuks12@yahoo.com You
should also include your private fax and phone numbers for easy and safe
communication.

Regards

Mr. Ben Chuks Owo

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