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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: jamchuk@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 03:22:29 -0800
Subject: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

STRICTLY FOR CONFIDENTIAL

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

FROM THE DESK OF:MR. James Chukwu



GOOD DAY,

This Letter might come as a surprise to you, especially since we have
never met or discussed before. Basically, the message might sound
strange, but it is in fact, very real. If only you care to know. The
truth is that I should have notified you first through a more confidential
means even if it is at least to respect your integrity,
please accept my humble apologies if I had caught you unawares. I
frankly do not mean any harm in passing my goodwill message.

I am MR. James Chukwu K.S.M, Bank Manager, Long Term Fixed Deposit
Dept, of Safe Trust Ban k ,Lagos, Nigeria. I have urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you.

On June 6, 1999, An American mining consultant/contractor with the
National Mining Corporation, ANN BARBARA MYERS made a numbered ti me
(fixed)Deposit for twelve (12) calendar months, valued at
US$25,000,000.00(TWENTY-FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS)in my branch. Upon
maturity, I sent a routine notification to her forwarding address but got
no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from
her contract employers, the National mining corporation that ANN BARBARA
MYERS died
from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that
she
died without making a (WILL) and all attempts to trace her next of kin
was fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that ANN BARBARA
MYERS did not declare any kin or relation in her official documents, including
her Bank deposit paper work in my Bank. This
sum US$25,000.000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal
sum at the end of each year. According to our National Law, at the
expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of
the government if nobody applies to claim the funds.

Consequently, my proposal is that I would like you to stand in as the
next of kin to ANN BARBARA MYERS so
that the fruits of this old woman 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,
address brief profile of you including
your tel and fax numbers so that an Attorney will prepare the necessary
documents and affidavits which
will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the service
of an accredited Attorney for the
drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary
document s and the of
probate/administration in your favour for the transfer. A bank account
in any part of the world which you will provide will then facilitate
the transfer of this money to you as the ben ef iciary/next of kin. The
money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ration of
60% for me and 40% for you.

There is no risk at all as the paper work for this transaction will be
done by the Attorney and my position as the branch manager guarantees
the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested,
please reply immediately via email address above. Upon your response, I
shall then provide with more details and relevant documents that will
help you to understand the transaction.

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

Awaitin g your urgent reply .

Best regards,
MR. James Chukwu


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