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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: ahmed sam <ahmedsam_82@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 02:34:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MY INTRUDOCTION


FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PlC
54 marina st
Lagos
Tel;234 803 3527688,

samahmed22220@walla.com

Dear ,Sir/ Ma

I am Mr.Ahmed Sam,from the First Bank of Nigeria Plc,Lagos Branch. I got your contactthrough.the internet I have urgent and very confidenti
all business proposal for you. On January 7, 1999, an America Oilconsultant/ contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
Mr. Charles Balassi made a numbered time (fixed)deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$9,700,000.00(NineMillion Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars)
in my branch upon maturity. Isent a rountine notification to his forwarding
address but gotnoreply.After a month,
wesent a reminder and finally wediscovered from his contract employers,the Nigerian NationalPetroleum Corporation that Mr.Charles Ballassi died in the plane
crashof 31 October 1999[with Egyptian 990] with other passengers aboaed asyou can confirm it yourself via the website below:http://www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990
..list/index.html on furtherinvestigation, i found out that he died without making a WILL,and attempts to trace his
next of kin was fruitless.I therefore madefurther investigation and discovered that Mr. Charles Ballassi didnot declare any next of kin or relations in all his officialdocuments,including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank.
This sumofUS$ 9,700,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is being rolledover with
the pricip all sum at the end of eachyear.

No onewill ever come forward to claim it.According to Nigerian law, at theexpiration of (Six)years, the money will revert to the ownership of
theNigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.Consequently myproposal is that i will like you as a
foreigner tostand as the next of kin to Mr. Charles Ballassi so that the fruit ofthis old man's labour will not get into the hands of somecorrupt
Government officials. This is simple,


I will like you toprovide immediately your full name and address so that the Attorneywill preparethe necessary documents and affidavits which wil
l put youin place as the next of kin.We shall employ the service of two attorneyfor the drafting and notarization of the WILL and obtain the ece
ssarydocuments and letter of probate/administration in your favour for thetransfer.Any bank account in any part of the world which you willprovide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as thebeneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account forus to share in ratio of 60% for me and 40%
for you. There is no risk atall, the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorneyand my position as the Branch Manager guarantees thesuccessful
execution of ths transaction. If youare interested,


please reply immediately via the private emailaddress below,upon your responce,i shall provide you with more detailsand relevant documents that will help
you understand the transaction.Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that thistransaction would be most profitable for both of
us because ishall require your assitance to invest my share in your country. Pleaseupon the reciept of this mail message, send to me the following toenable start
the process of the fund into your bank account:


1.Your full Name and address
2. The name of your bank
where you want thefund to be transferedinto, Account
beneficiary
3. Your privateTelephone and fax number


Awaiting your urgent reply via myemail: samahmed22220@walla.com
Thanks and regards,
Mr.AhmedSam.
MANAGER,FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA plc



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