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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: bellowilliams@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 04:57:38 -0700
Subject: urgent reply

FROM BARRISTER:BELLO WILLIAMS OFFICE
PLOT 102/108 MURITALA MOHAMMED WAY
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS NIGERIA
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 234-1-4733240


ATT: Sir

I am Barrister BELLO WILLIAMS a solicitor at law. The personal attorney
to Mr.Michael Howell a national of your country, who used to work with Shell
Development Company in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2000, my client and
his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along sagbama
express road port-harcourt city.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately
lost there lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to yourembassy here to locate any
of my clients extended relatives, this has also 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 recovering the fund valued at (US$3.9
million) left behind by my client beforeit gets confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge amount were deposited.

The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the accountMconfiscated
within the nexttwenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 1 years
now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account
can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you
up for claim. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable
us see that this transaction went through.

Secondly, I guarantee you that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please your private tel/fax number for easy communicate toward the transfer
of the fund into your account.

GET BACK TO ME WITH MY E-MAIL bellowilliams002@yahoo.com

Kind Regards,
barrister BELLO WILLIAMS

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