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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: collinsfowode@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 23:38:50 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?NEED=20FOR=20NEXT=20OF=20KIN=2E?=

ATTN:Sir/Madam,

My name is Mr Collins Fowode theManager, Credit and Foreign bills of First
Bank Plc.

I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank with account number
14-255-114 whose name is Joung Heasook, Korea who perished in a plane crash[Korean
Air Flight 801] with the whole passengers aboard on August 6,1997.And for
your perusal you can view thisweb site:-

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list

Since the demise of this our customer,I personally has watched with keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has
come to claim his funds of US$63.8mn(Sixty Three Million Eight Hundred Thoudsand
United States Dollars) which has been with my branch for a very long time.

On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the Next
of Kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics
here does not allow such money to stay more than eight years, because money
will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed after this period. In
view of this I got your contact through a trade journal.

I will give you 30% of the total. Upon the receipt of your response, I will
send you by fax or e-mail the application, bank's fax number and the next
step to take.And i will also send you all document and proves to enable
you get this fund will be carefully worked out I will not fail to bring
to your notice that this business is hitch free and that you should not
entertain any fear as i am assuring you of a 100% risk free involvement.All
modalities for fund transfer can be finalized within five banking days,
after you apply to the bank as a relation to the deceased.

When you receive this letter. Kindly send me an e-mail signifying your decision
including your private Tel/Fax numbers for quick communication.Alternativlly
via my other e-mail address: C.Fowode@mail.com

I will like to implore you that even if you are not intrested in this business
do make this matter a confidential information and not to be disclosed to
any one.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Collins Fowode.
Manager (Credit And Foreign Bills)






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