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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: franklin amaechi <f.amaechi020@msn.com>
Reply-To: <franklin.amaechi@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:03:50 +0000
Subject: RE: CAN WE WORK TOGETHER?



Sir/Madam,


Good day!!!!!


With due diligence and honor,i write to solicit your permision to use you handle a certain project in my bank.


My name is Mr . Franklin Amaechi a staff of African Development Bank,one of the leading banks here. my bank conducted a standard process auditing, which an account was discovered having huge sum of fund (US$18.6MILLION) floating in it for years now without any withdrawal or depositing. From our standard investigation,we found out that this account belongs to one of our deceased foreign customer who was a big contractor with nigeria oil firm.Basically this deceased customer died without nominating any successor.


Presently,our bank has conducted all series of trace- back to the late customer's extended families for the transfer back of this balance,but all efforts proves abortive.


At the moment,the bank management mandated it as a duty to make this trace through the internet,thus am contacting you to solicit your candid permission to present you as his extended family or associate who suppose to inherit this balance.


I know you might have been receiving similar emails from fraudulent people,but if you give a little attention to this,you will know and understand that this is pure God gifted apportunity.


However,if we agreed with one mind to handle this project,you will get 50% of the above mentioned balance (US$18.6MILLION) as your own share,while 50% will be for me.


Be rest assured that this deal has no risk attached to it,both now or in future as i work in this bank and i will make sure that i raise all claim documents in your name,that will prove you as his associate/extended family member who should be entitled to his left behind funds with our bank.


Please if you are interested and willing,send me these data to process claim documents in your name:


(a) full name and address,(b) Tel no/cell no. (c) sex/age,(d) occupation.


Note, On the receipt of this fund in your bank account, both of us will share it as agreed.


Regards,


Mr. Franklin Amaechi

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