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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: "S Tower" <susan_ttower@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: susan_ttower01@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:14:38 -0600
Subject: SUSAN TOWER{REPLY}

Dear Good day,


Before I start, I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to you.
However, I am Mrs Susan Tower, am writing this mail with tears all my eyes,
my husband happens to be a contractor with Chevron Oil Exploration Company
here in Nigeria.


There was this certain contract he executed with chevron, of which they paid
him off the contract sum that he deposited in a bank here and precisely the
money runs into millions of dollar's. my husband embacked on a trip outside
the shore of Nigeria for a business trip, unfortunately he was involved in
an air crash that he lost his life, i am left alone with my two children and
the suffering is becoming too much on me.Presently am here in Nigeria, the
load is getting too much on my side, that to pay for my children school fees
is quite difficult.


The law and constitution here is not favourable since am not an indegen of
the country, i can't have access to the fund, upon this issue i want to
present you as my late husband business partner for the successful claim of
the fund, the government law here stipulates that such uncliamed money
will be confiscated into the government treasury as unclaimed bills.


Note: This should be confidential and above all risk and security free.
Furthermore, in your response Remember to send me immediately your
information as follows: *Your full names**Your full contact address,***Your
private telephone, and Mobile Numbers.****Your Age and Occupation.


We shall share the fund in a common understanding, . Any Expenses incurred
by you in the process of processing this funds will be refunded before the
sharing. Should you be interested please send me those information above
required to my Alternate Email Address Below, after which I shall provide
you with more details of this deal. Your earliest response to this mail will
be highly appreciated.Have it in mine that you are assisting a widow for
this cause.


Best Regards and Thanks.


Mrs Susan Tower

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