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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: JUDE UMEH <judeumeh2@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 10:01:48 +0100 (BST)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND HOW ARE YOU ?


FROM: JUDE UMEH(ESQ)
JUDE UMEH& ASSOCIATES,
# 30 ADISA BASHUA STREET,
SURULERE, LAGOS -NIGERIA.
PHONE:234-802-9078973
E-MAIL:judeumeh1@yahoo.co.in

Dear FRIEND,

I am Barrister JUDE UMEH,the Personal Attorney to Mr LARRY BUMISTER, A foreigner who used to work with Mekon Associates company in Nigeria, On the 2nd of March 2000, my client, his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along Port Harcourt Road. All occupants of
the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relativesover the
Internet,to locate any member of his family but of no avail,hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist me in repartrating the money left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the finance house where this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the finance house where the deceased had an account valuedat about 20 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next ten official working days.

since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $20 million dollars can be paid to
you and then you and i can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require,I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see
this transaction through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me by my secured and confidential e-mail address at :judeumeh1@yahoo.co.in or the above stated private telephone numbers to enable us discuss further.

Best Regards.

Barrister.JUDE UMEH




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