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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: otblm@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 17:57:12 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PERSONAL=2E?=

OTHUMBA DAN Esq
OTHUMBA DAN & ASSOCIATES
OTHUMBA DAN CHAMBERS
111 OCEAN VIEW CRESCENT, 22ND FLOOR,
IKOYI,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
TEL:+234-805-6172230,+234-055-944987.


Dear friend,

This letter is not intended to cause any embarrassment in whatever form,rather
it is intended to contact our esteemed self,following the knowledge of your
high repute and trust worthiness. Firstly, I must solicit your confidentiality.
I know that a proposal of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and
worried,but I am assuring you that it's made in good faith and will be of
much of benefit to you

I am Barrister OTHUMBA DAN (SAN) personal attorney to Mr.Edward B.muñoz
a national of your country, who used to work with brinnelli Development
Company here in Nigeria. Here-in-after, shall be referred to me as my client.On
the 21st of April 2001, my client, his wife and their three children were
involved in a ghastly motor accident along Warri- Sagbama Express road.Unfortunately,all
occupants of the vehicle lost theirn lives as the vehicle caught fire after
the crash.Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate
you as his associate/partner. After these several unsuccessful attempts,
I decided to contact you personally via this midium because he has you as
the next of kin (business associate).

My purpose of contacting you is to assist to put up a claim in
inheriating the money and property left behind by my client prior to his
death before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where this huge deposits were lodged in a non-residential transit account
in a commecial bank here in my country.My client had in his account valued
at about
US$10.Million dollars. The bank had issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have the account confiscated within the next two weeks official
working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased.so
that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10.million dollars can be
paid to you . I will make sure i get you with the neccessary documentation
that will prove your relationship with my client Mr.Edward.Get in touch
with me by my private telephone No:+234-805-617-2230 or mailto:othumbalawfirm@walla.com
to enable us discuss further.

Best regards,

Othumba Dan Esq
attorney at Law







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