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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: "leonard okobi" <leonardokobi@leonardokobi.org>
Reply-To: leonard_okobi05@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:17:48 +0000
Subject: MR LEONARD OKOBI

AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
NIGERIAN NATIONAL BANK .
Email:leonardokobi006@yahoo.fr

Dear Friend,

I AM MR LEONARD OKOBI, The head of auditing and accounting section of
(NNB) NIGERIAN NATIONAL BANK in West Africa.

With due respect and regards,I have decided to contact you on a
business at hand that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of
the transaction.

Here in this bank existed a dormant account for the past 8 years which
belong to a American national late Mr Morris Thompson who died on
Alaska Airlines Flight
261.<http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/> More
details about the deceased himself,you can check
on(<http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html>) but,
since then we have not had any body coming for the claims as the next of
kin.

A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the bank.Now,
having monitored this deposit over the years after his death, and hence
nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past three and half
years, I have moved the file to my private volt.

The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated
interest the balance in this account stands at-(US$9.5million US
dollars).

Now my questions are:-

1. Can you handle this project?

2. Can I give you this trust?

3. What will be your commission?

If you can sponsor this transfer. Consider this and get back to me as
soon as possible with the following.

1.your full name

2.your full address

3.your age/occupation

4.your direct phone/fax numbers for easy communication

5.your banking details in which this money will be paid into.

We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and
notarization of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer. A
bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary|next of kin.

Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information as contained
herein be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy
it deserves. I Expect your urgent response if you can handle this project.
Call me at this direct line +2348023434277 after sending a mail for
confirmation. I am expecting your urgent response as soon as you receive my
message.

Respectfully yours,

MR LEONARD OKOBI

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