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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a next of kin / dead customer scam (9 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "dede barnz" <barrister_barnz@web.de>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:31:20 +0100
Subject: HELLO

Attention:

I am Barrister Dede Barnz personal attorney tO a national of your country, who used to work with Oado Oil Company,formerly Unipetrol Nigeria Plc. here in Nigeria ("herein after shall be referred to as my client"). Myclient with his entire family (The wife and Children) were involved in the explosion in Lagos, Nigeria, on January 27, 2002 which, claimed many lives and property. Unfortunately, my client and the family lost their lives in that disaster that needed not to have happened. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet,to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

My purpose of conta! cting you is to assist in repatriating! the money and
property left behind by my client prior to his death before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the company where this huge
deposits were lodged in, where the deceased had an account valued at
aboutUS$4.7 Million dollars. The company had issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next 14 official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives forover one year now I seek your consent as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name/surname so that the proceeds of thisaccount valued at US$4.7 million dollars can be paid to you. I have all the necessary official and legal documents that can be used to back up your claim.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable me as the Legal
Attorney to the deceased in seeing that you receive your inheritance
fund.I guarantee that this will be execu! ted legitimately to protect you from an! ybreach of the law.

I Implore you to get back to me via this em ail
barrister_barnz@mail2world.com
upon your acceptance to claim the inheritance fund,

Take Heed.

Faithfully Yours,
Barr. Dede Barnz (SAN)
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FROM THE OFFICE
BARRISTER DEDE BARNZ
LAGOS CHAMBERS
LAGOS STATE-NIGERIA.

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