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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: matthiasasih@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 01:32:34 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20RESPONSE=20NEEDED=2E?=

BARRISTER MATTHIAS ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL SOLICITORS AND PUBLIC NOTARIES.

BARRISTER MATTHIAS ASSOCIATES.
# 1 RESURRECTION CLOSE,AJAH
LEKKI,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
______________________________________________________
ATTENTION:

I must confess it's a great pleasure to admit my impeccable gratitude to
have you as my honored personality am Barrister Matthias Asih, A family
barrister at law to Late ENGR.KIM WATTON, a national of your country, who
used to work with shell Development company in Nigeria. Here after shall
be referred to as my client. The fatal autocrash that happened along Festival
express-road between a truck and a 504 saloon car expires the entire family
of my client while on their way to a ceremony organized by SHELL Company
in SHERATON HOTEL. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy
to locate any of my clients extended relatives which proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted
you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the GLOBAL BANK PLC. This huge deposits that valued at about $32.2million
US Dollars was lodged Particularly with GLOBAL BANK PLC (NIG)

The GLOBAL BANK through their OFFICER INCHARGE has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 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 $ 32.2million US Dollars can be paid to you and
then you and I can share the money,60% to me while 40% to you'll the necessary
documentation that will be needed to back up this claim are under the custody
of this firm and any further document which they might be needing in future
will be procured by me.

All I requires from you 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 the law. I will also
forward to you the BANK's contact address as soon as you notify me of your
interest for your confirmation and verification. which will enable me start
the procurement of your legal documentation's.

Get back to me ASAP.
Best Regards,
Barrister Matthias Asih.

(BARRISTER MATTHIAS ASIH "ESQ" )




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