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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: akubiaalbert@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:08:04 +0100
Subject: MESSAGE(DEAR GROOT)

Dear Groot

I am Barr. Albert Akubia (Esq) personal attorney to Engr.Pitt Groot, a national
of your country, who worked with Zenon Oil Company here in Nigeria herein
after,shall be referred to as my client.My client with his entire family
(The wife and Children) were among the victims of an explosion in Lagos,
Nigeria, that happened on January 27, 2002 which, claimed many lives and
property.

See the 2 website of the bomb explosion below: -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

I have made several inquiries to your embassy after his internment to locate
any of his extended relatives, but all this has proved
unsuccessful. Consequently, I decided to track his last name over the Internet,
to locate any member of his family which resulted in my
contact with you.

My purpose of contacting you is to assist in repatriating the deposited
fund of US$13Million USD that was lodged in by my late client in a Finance
Company when he was alive. The repatriation is as a result of afourteen
days notice (ultimatum) that has been issued to me by the Finance company
requesting me to present to them a next of kin to my late client so that
the fund would be repatriated to him/her. Failure to do that after the expiration
of the ultimatum will result in the confiscation and freezing of the account
by the finance company.

For the fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over 2 years now, I now seek your consent to present you as the next
kin to the deceased since you have the same last name with my client, so
that the fund would be transferred to you. Therefore, on receipt of your
positive response, I shall officially present you to the finance company
as the next of kin to the inheritance so that they will commence the processing
of your fund transfer.

Moreover, I would want you to feed me with the following details:
Your Full name:
Age:
Sex:
Phone Number and Fax if any:
Occupation:

Furthermore, I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this transactions through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.


Please reply me as soon as possible for us to start this transaction in
earnest.

Yours faithfully,

BARRISTER ALBERT AKUBIA
KHAMA CHAMBERS & PARTNERS

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