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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: "Barrister Jide Tiawo" <jidetiawoco@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 22:08:43 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE


Barrister Jide Tiawo
Direct Email: jidetiawoco@yahoo.co.in


INTRODUCTION: I am Barrister Jide Tiawo a Solicitor,l know this proposal will come to you as a surprise because we have not met before either physically or through correspondence. I have no doubt in your ability to handle this proposal involving huge sum of money.

I am the Personal Attorney to Engr.. Adams Williams a national of your country, who used to work with CADBURY NIGERIA LIMITED, On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu / Lagos Express Road.

Unfortunately they All lost their lives in the event of the accident, after several unsuccessful attempts,
to locate any member of his family failed,I decided to contact you to assist in repartrating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the First Atlantics Bank Plc where this huge
deposits valued at about US$10.5M (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United Stated Dollars)were lodged.

Conseqently, First Atlantics Bank Plc has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated. Since I have been unsuccesful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, therefore,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10.5MD can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 80% to me and 10% to you,while 10% 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 you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please direct your reply through this Email Box:
jidetiawoco@yahoo.co.in or Call Me Immediately receive this proposal for more explaination on the inheritance if you are interest to enable us discuss further.

Yours Faithfully,

Barrister Jide Tiawo (Esq.)
jidetiawoco@yahoo.co.in
N.B.
I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names,telephone and fax numbers to enable me to contact you and dicuss how we are going to handle this transaction from A-Z



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