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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: emekaprecious@tiscali.it
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 11:58:55 +0100
Subject: HI, DEAR Antonetta INHERITANCE

Dear Antonetta

Greetings, and a Goodday to you. I am Barrister Precious Emeka chambers,a
solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr Antonetta, a national
of your country, who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company
(SPDC) in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife, and their three children
were involved in an airplane accident enroute to south africa. All occupants
of the airplane unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives
but all to no avail. 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.
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 the bank where this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the inance
company where the deceased had an account valued at about USD$20 million
dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated within the next few weeks.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued
at USD20 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can share
the money in the following ration: 60% to me and 35% to you, and also 5%
for any expenses that may be incure during the process of this transaction,
telephone bills,travel expenses.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make. 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 from any breach of the law.

Please if you are interested to work with me with one mind concerning this
urgent matter,please get in touch with me by my email and send to me your
telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further on this transaction.
Please, contact me through this E_mail address rlix_ajuzie@yahoo.com I await
you urgent response.

Thank's for your co-operation.

Barrister Precious Emeka



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