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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: PATRICIA JONES <patricia_jones@email.ro>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 12:55:27 +0300
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSITION.



Mrs.Patricia Jones,
Accounting Department,
Zenith Bank.

Dear Friend,

I am Mrs.Patricia Jones, Auditor, with Accounting Department,Zenith Bank. I got
your very good name and e-mail
address from the online classified posted on the net.I have decided to
contact you purely on the personal conviction of trust and confidence
that we can co-operate with one another and do a very lucrative
business for our mutual benefit. The Business I am proposing to you is
in respect of the sum of US$11,183,000.00 (Eleven Million, One
Hundred and Eighty-Three Thousand United States Dollars Only)
deposited in Dollar account with my bank which belonged to Mr
Mohamed Saleh Ibrahim who died on 25th July,2000 in a plane crash,
is an Engineering contractor.My bank has made several efforts at
contacting the family of Mohamed Saleh Ibrahim or his relatives, but
all
have proved abortive as he had no identifiable kin's men. This sum
of US$11.183M have remained unclaimed ever since then and
nobody has come forward as his next of kin.

The management under the influence of our chairman and member of
the board of directors has made an arrangement for the fund to be
declared 'UNCLAIMABLE' and subsequently be turned to the reserve
account of the bank. It is against the background of the foregoing,
that two of my colleagues and myself in the bank have decided to
contact you for assistance and partnership, for you to stand as the
next of kin to Mr Mohamed Saleh Ibrahim . With your permission this
fund will be transferred to your private account abroad as the
beneficiary and next of kin to Mr Mohamed Saleh Ibrahim.

All proof of claim and necessary documentation will be carefully
worked out in your favour and we assure you of 100% risk free
involvement and protection. Consequently, if you find this proposal
acceptable to you and you wish to assist us, I expect your urgent
response and upon receipt of that,we shall discuss and agree on the
disbursement and sharing ratio.Let me therefore expect your very
urgent response through my phone,or e-mail addresses. Please
endeavour to include your private phone and fax number and also your
private e-mail where available. Please keep this proposal very secret
and confidential.

Thank you and best regards as I await your urgent response.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs.Patricia Jones.






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