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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: barrjamesveri26@tiscali.it
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:42:22 +0100
Subject: Dear Vision,

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER JAMES VERI
Veri Associate & Notary Public
Solicitor at Law.
# 10 Issa Williams Street, Lagos Mainland,
Lagos-Nigeria.

PRIVATE EMAIL ;(barristerjamesveri09@yahoo.com)

Dear Vision,

I am barrister james veri,a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr Mark Vision,a national of your country, who used to work with shell
Development Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my
client.

On the 21st of April 1999, my client, his wife and their three Children
were involved in a car accident along Sagbama express-road. All occupants
of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I have made several
enquiries 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.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable
by the bank here these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the ONEX
CREDIT TRUST BANK NIGERIAN PLC where the deceased had an account valued
at about $7million 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 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 $7million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the
money.60% to me and 40% to you I have all necessary legaldocumentsthat can
be used to back up any claim we may make All I require is your honest cooperation
to enable us seeing 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 reply me to my private email address barristerjamesveri09@yahoo.com.


Best regards,

BARRISTER JAMES VERI.

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