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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: "barr frank bassey" <frankb2004@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: barrfrankb2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 01:26:41 -0800
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP

FROM THE DESK OF;FROM Barrister Frank Bassey Esq (BARRISTER AT LAW)
PLOT:017 CHRISTIAN ESTATE ISLAND LAGOS.
Tell:234-1-478678

Attn:Sir,

I am Frank Bassey (Esq) .I am the personal lawyer to the former Senate
President of the Federal Republic Nigeria, Rt,Hon Dr Chuba Okadigbo.

My late client was the former Senate President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, Rt,Hon Dr Chuba Okadigbo, who died last year 2003 as a result of
heart failure.Before the death of my client he had deposited US$25,500,000.00
with a security firm in two trunk boxes in my name, and I am the only authorize
signatory to this fund which he was to transfer out of the country few days
before he died as a result of heart failure in a political conference.


The security firm does not know the actual content of the trunk boxes, we
told them that the boxes contains old African artifacts, the security
company is located outside Nigeria where the boxes are presently deposited,
and the only assistance I require from you is to help me claim the consignment
on my behalf.

On your acceptance of assist me to claim the consignment on my behalf.i
need as follows to enable me prepare a power of attorney which will empower
you for the claim and also i will give you the certificate of deposit.
1.Your full names and address 2.Your telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication.

With this information I will immediately commence all necessary documentation
for a successful conclusion of this transaction,and to give you the contact
of the security company to enable you contact them,and to discuss on how
you are going to claim the consignment on my behalf.

This fund shall be disbursed accordingly as follows: 30% for the recipient
(you) from the total sum(US$20,500M). 5% set aside from the entire sum
for expenses incurred by both parties in the course of executing this transaction
(home and abroad). 65% for me.

Please note that you are to treat this with utmost confidentiality willing
or not willing to assist me in this transaction as nobody knows about this
fund as i am still an active legal practitioner in this country.

Yours faithfully
Barrister Frank Bassey (Esq)



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