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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: Lambert Williams <llwilli05@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 13:08:20 +0100 (BST)
Subject: To Your Personal Attention


FROM THE DESK OF
BARIISTER LAMBERT WILLIAMS

PRIVATE MEMO
Dear,

I am Barrister lambert williams, an Attorney at law, and the Personal lawyer to a foreigner who was the owner of Crossword Continental Sarls, Lome-Togo in West Africa, Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.
On the 18th of Decenber 2003,my client,his wife and their two children died in an EarthQueck that detroyed over 2.500 people in Iran.

Since then, I have made several inquiries to their embassy to locate any of their extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$14M,(Fourteen Million United States Dollars),left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge amount were deposited. The said bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confiscated as the banking law here stipulates.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I seek your 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,I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 60% will be for me. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through.

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

Upon your acceptance to this proposal, reply through this my private email address: williams.chambers@lawyer.com for the
confidentiality of this transaction. I expect your urgent response indicating your full interest in this great business transaction to our both mutual trust. Your telephone and fax number will be need for our easy communication.

Best Regards,
Mr. Lambert Williams ESQ.







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