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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: "tony elumelu" <standard_100@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 14:39:53 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION:MUTUAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

Mr, ANTHONY ELUMELU.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC
SUB: MUTUAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

GOOD DAY,

Well, The net's great strength as a business Tool is That is provides
Easy
Access to information and other people. and it can take The place of a
library full of contact numbers and directories and can make if much
Easier
to find customers and new business partners and Vice Versa. and
sometimes
This leads to new business opportunities The would not have been
possible
with more traditional media. so That is why i choose you to be as The
next
of Kin in This great opportunity.

I AM Mr, Anthony Elumelu. I have urgent and very confidential business
proposal for you. On June 6,1999, an America Oil consultant/contractor,
Mr.Charles Balassi with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
made a
numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$240.500.000.00 (Two Hundred And Fourty Million, Five Hundred
Thousand
Dollars) in my branch
upon maturity.

I sent a rountine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply.After a month,we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from
his
contract employers,the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that he
died
in the plane crash of 31 October 1999[with Egyptian 990] with other
passengers aboaed as you can confirm it yourself via the website below:

www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html

On further investigation, i found out that he died without making a
WILL,
and attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.I therefore made
further
investigation and discovered that Mr. Charles Balassi did not declare
any
next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his
bank
deposit paperwork in my bank. This sum of US$240, 500.000.00 is still
in my
bank and the interest is being rolled over with the pricipal sum at the
end
of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.

According to Nigerian law, at the expiration of (five)years, the money
will
revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to
claim the funds.Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Charles Balassi so that
the
fruit of this old man's 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
and
address so that the 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 two attorney for the drafting and notarization of the
WILL
and obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate /
administration
in your favour for the transfer.

Any bank account in any part of the world which you will provide will
then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of
kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of
60% for
me and 30% for you and 10% for any expences. There is no risk at all,
the
papers for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as
The EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC. guarantees the
successful
execution of ths transaction. If you are interested,please reply
immediately
via this private email
address,upon your responce, i shall provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.

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

Please upon the reciept of this mail message, send to me the
following,to
enable me start the process of the funds into your bank account:

1. Your full Name
2. Your private Telephone and fax numbers.
3. Your Residential or Company Address.
4. Your confirmation of your ability to handle this.
5. Your Zero Account information where the money will Be transfer To.

Immediately I recieve a mail indicating your interest,
I shall now send you the full details of this wonderfull transaction,

Thanks and regards,

Mr, ANTHONY ELUMELU.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC .

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