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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: "BARRISTER MARSHALL MADU" <barristermarshall_za@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: barristermarshall@myway.com
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 14:59:32 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION:LATE MR JIM DOUGLAS NEXT OF KIN

FROM:
BARRISTER MARSHALL MADU (Esq)
MADU & SONS LEGAL CHAMBERS
(SOLICITORS & SENIOR ADVOCATE)
TEL 234-0803-430-7599
23, WESTPOINT AVENUE,
P. O BOX 7687,
VICTIRIA ISLAND-LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
DEAR FRIEND,
SUB:URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

Goodday,I know my message will come to you as a surprise. Therefore, I tender
my excuse. I am barrister MARSHALL MADU ,the president of MADU & sons legal
chambers here in Victoria island, lagos Nigeria, an adviser to governments
establishment, and a personal lawyer to late MrJIM DOUGLAS an International
bussinessman who died over two years ago on ghastly motor accident on his
way to Abuja the capital city of Nigeria on official duty.It was three weeks
from today that I received a call from the security company where he kept
some money, notifying me that, he deposited a sum of tweenty five million
five hundred thousand united state dollars ($25.5m) in their security company,
they went on to say that Iwas contacted base on information they got from
some documents that back-up the depositions in which my name was mentioned
as his personal Lawyer,the security company advices me to provide them with
the name of the next of kin for the money because for the past two years
and some months now, the money has been with the security company without
anybody coming forth for it. After so many attempt I made to get in touch
with the family and relations from U.S.A failed I decided to contact you
because of the ultimatum of twenty one days from now and pressure from security
company which says that if I failed to forward them with the name of thenext
of kin, the money deposited will be forfieted finally or redirect to the
government treasury as unclaimed fund,as consistituted in the federal laws
of banking,security company and other financial institutions here in Nigeria,
for this reason your sincere hel p is needed.On my own part as the lawyer,
I will facilitate in getting all the necessary documents from the ministry
of justice here in Nigeria that will prove the Legality of this money, which
will be transfer into your nominate account. I am proposing 50 percent of
this money to you and 5 percentfor any auxillary expencese from the security
firm transfer charges. l am anxiously expecting your urgent response.
BARRISTER MARSHALL MADU,(Esq.)
For Madu & sons legal chambers

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