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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: afolabimartins <martinschamber@graffiti.net> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:55:07 +0200
Subject: Please read



From: Barrister Afolabi Martin(Esq)
Martins & Associates
Solicitors, Corporate & Property Consultants
Nigeria.

Dear Friend,

I hope this meets you in good health. My name is Afolabi Martins Esq. a legal
practitioner and Attorney to late Mr. Ziya Bazhayev who died in the plane
crash of Yak-40 jetliner on March 9, 2000. You may follow the Link below
to read about the Plane Crash my client lost his life:

http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/031500/usn_LA0703.001.shtml &
http://news.1chinastar.com/ll/english/61934.shtml

My late client was an influential wealthy businessman,a Russian Contractor
in my Country and a Russian big time Oil dealer and the Principal owner
of Oil Alliance Company and he left behind a deposit of Twelve Million,Two
Hundred Thousand United States Dollar ($12,200,000.00USD) in his domiciliary
bank account in a commercial bank here in Nigeria. Which is one of the main
reasons it has been very important to locate his next of kin. I have employed
every method to locate any of my clients extended relatives but this exercise
has proved unsuccessful.

After the death of my client his bankers contacted me,as his Attorney to
provide his next of kin who should inherit his fortune. The board of directors
of his bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next
of kin for the payment of this money or forfeit the money to the bank as
an abandoned Estate. The bankers had planned to invoke a clause in the property
Act, to confiscate the funds after the expiration of a period given to me.

Despairing and at the point of desperation, I came across your name and
contact address,through a friend of my that works in your country. Convinced
that you may be able to act in locus for my late client as his next of kin,
I therefore, decided to contact you
with these facts before me because of the status quo. By virtue of my brief
and my closeness to the deceased, I am very much aware of my client's financial
standing and the bank account he operates here in my country.

I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper
to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client and the sole beneficiary
of his estate, so that you are be paid the funds left in his bank account,hence
I contacted you. I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin;the
bank needs only the facts as presented legally. The rest is between you
and I and with my guide we can have the money paid into your account,once
this is done we shall both share the funds. 50% to me and 40% to you, while
10% should be for Expenses or Taxes as your Government may require, I shall
assemble all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to back up
our claim.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any Breach of law.

Please get in touch with me.

Best Regards,




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