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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 Adams Dike" <adamsikeh@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: adamsikeh@hamptonroads.com
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:24:05 -0700
Subject: REQUEST

ATTN:

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Barrister Adams Ikeh, solicitor with the Nigerian
Aviation Ministry (N.A.M). On the 10th day of July,
2003, an Engineer expatriate of the SAME NATIONALITY
with you, working as a technical contractor at the
N.M.A lost his life on his way to Lagos from Abuja by
a fatal motor accident, along with his wife and
children who later gave up at the general hospital.
Before his death, the deceased has a deposit with a
security company worth Fifteen Million United
States Dollars (15,000,000). As his personal attorney
and since I am the only one who knows about the
deposit, I went to the security company to make the
claim and was told that the only person who can claim
this money is his NEXT OF KIN.

Since all his family died at the accident, all effort
to trace his next of kin proved abortive. Therefore,
I am writing to you so that I can make you the
deceased next of kin, as the Security Company also
told me that immediately I present the deceased next
of kin, the money would be released to the person
within few working days. Be informed that your
gratification for assisting me to claim this money
shall be 30%; while the remaining 70% shall be mine.

In my next e-mail, I shall give you detail explanation
on how the project will be executed. Meanwhile,
acknowledge the receipt of this mail immediately and
include your personal and direct telephone/fax numbers
for easy communication.Please reply via email{adamsikeh@hamptonroads.com}

Yours sincerely,
Barrister Adams Ikeh

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