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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: nnam_eze2@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 10:52:02 +0100
Subject: Hello Salazar

CHIEF BARR.NNA EZE.L.L.B. L.L.M B.L LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND CONSULTANT MEMBER
CONSTITUTION DRAFTING COMMITTEE 1995

Attn:Salazar ,

I am Barr.Nna Eze, An Attorney at Law in the FEDERAL Republic of NIGERIA
I am the personal Attorney to MR.A Salazar,a stock Broker who also deals
on comodities [petroleum products and solid minerals], whom I believe is
a National of your country.
This client of mine died on september 11th Terrorist Attack on WORLD TRADE
CENTER IN UNITED STATES.

He died on a secondary cause of the Terrorist Attack on the WTC when a Car
conveying him and his wife crashed into a stationary Truck at the premises
of the WTC in the ensuing confusion. The Truck actually belonged to the
Fire Service Authorities of the USA and since then I have been in a legal
tussle with the Authority to include the names of my client and his wife
into the list of the Attack Victims but this has not worked yet.

Before he died, my client has the sum of US$10.440,000.00 (Ten Million,Four
hundred and Fourty Thousand US Dollars) in his account with BANK OF AFRICA
(BANQUE DE AFRIQUE).Since then I have made several inquiris to locate any
of his extended Relatives but this has proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family. This has also not paid-off.

I therefore, decided to contact you to assist in claiming of the money left
behind by my client as his next-of-kin since you have the same last name
as my client.His Account will be declared "unserviceable" by the Bank if
the money remains unclaimed by his relations after a reasonable time and
this will mean a total loss. I therefore, seek your consent to present you
as the next of kin to the deceased so that the money US$10.440m will be
paid to you ,then I and you will share the money. Note that all neccesary
legal documents will be in place to back up the claims.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.Once I have your consent and
trust,I will immediately raise all necesary documents and instruct the bank
to move the money on your name to the account number you may chose.
Anticipating your urgent response.

You can contact me whit this e-mail address: nnameze1@yahoo.fr

With my best regards,

Barr.Nna Eze.



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