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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: smith03@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 01:32:00 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?NEXT=20OF=20KIN=20TO=20LATE=20ENGR=20ALLEN?=

FROM:BARRISTER JOHN SMITH.
JOHN SMITH AND ASSOCIATE,
PUBLIC NOTARY,SOLICITORS & ADVOCATE.
private email box,smith_chembersnig@yahoo.co.uk


Dear Sir.


I am BARRISTER JOHN SMITH,Solicitor and Advocate at Law.I am the
personal Lawyer to Late Engr.T.Allen, a citizen of your Country,Working
in
an
oil servicing company In NIGERIA.Referred to as my client On April 21, 2000
my client, his wife,and their three children were involved in a car accident
along Sagamu express way.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
their lives.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 trace his last
name over the Internet.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the

money and property left behind by my late client before they Get confiscated

or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposits were lodged,

particularly the FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. Where the deceased had an
account Valued at about(US$16.4million dollars) has Issued me a notice to
provide the
Next of Kin. Or have the account confiscated within the next ten official
working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for
over 2 years now,I decide to
seek your consent to Present you as the Next Of Kin,of the deceased,So that
this account valued at (US$16.4 million dollars) can be paid to you and
then
You and Me Can share the money. 55% to Me and 40% to You while 5% for any
expenses.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 and Me,from any breach of the law.pls i want you to
reply me this email on my private email box,
smith_chembersnig@yahoo.co.uk

Good bless you and your family.

YOURS SINCERELY,

BARRISTER JOHN SMITH.
smith_chembersnig@yahoo.co.uk



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