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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: stedronsky3@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 17:27:12 -0800
Subject: SOLICIT

Barrister Bruce Stedronsky
Stedronsky Chamber,
Libration Sqare Helier,
Jersey JE4.UK.
Private Email : brucestedronsky@hotmail.com
Date :15-11-2004

RE : INRESPECT OF ZEANITH FINANCE TO PROVIDE A NEXT OF KIN



ATTENTION :

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; This is by
virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret.
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone
apprehensive and worried,but I am assuring you that all will be well
at the end of the day. I have decided to contact you due to the urgency
of this transaction as i have notice also that you bear a Last name
resemblance with my late client ( Last Name).

I am Barrister Bruce Stedronsky (Solicitor).I am the Personal Attorney
to My late client, An oil merchant and a foreign national based in the UK,
Until the death of My late Client,wife and three children a few years ago
by a tragic motor accident while on vacation in the South of France banked
with,Zeanith Finance Channel Islands, GY1 1FB UK and had a closing balance

as at the end of september 2002 worth over US$45,5000.000.00
(Fourty Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollas).

Zeanith Finance now expects me as his Attorney , to provide a next of
kin to come forward as the legal beneficiary and hier to this funds and
have made valuable effort to get in touch with any living kin but it has
not been successful it is becuase of this possibility of not being able
to locate any of my late client's next of kin I have made several enquiries

to different embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this
has
also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I
decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of
his
family but of no avail,hence I contacted you as i did find out that you
have a
( Last Name) resemblance with my late client .

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by Zeanith Finance.Zeanith Finance has issued me a notice to provide the
next of kin or have the account confiscated.And Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over a little over 2 years now,I
seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since
you have a name resemblance with my late client.

The proceeds of this account valued US$45.5 million dollars can be paid
to you
as his next of Kin and then you and I can share the money dus:- 40% to you
and
50% for me, while 10% should be for expenses or tax as your government may

require. I have all necessary legal documents as well as the power of attorney
to
back up the claims , All I require is your honest cooperation to enable
us see this
transaction through. And I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get
in touch with
me by my email to enable us discuss further. Private Email:( brucestedronsky@hotmail.com
)
Anticipating your favourable response.

Best regards,

Barrister Bruce Stedronsky
Stedronsky Chamber,
Libration Sqare Helier,
Jersey JE4.UK

Private Email: brucestedronsky@hotmail.com

Date :15-11-2004


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