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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: jonny kalu <jonny_kalu@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 14:18:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: KINDLY ASSIT


BARRISTER Jonny Kalu,(ATTORNEY AT LAW)
Jonny CONSULTING
Plot 2B Oka Road,
Abuja- Nigeria.
Alternative email:Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Barrister JONNY KALU, a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Mr. Harrison, a nationale of your country, who used
to work with Chevron Texaco Corp here in Nigeria. Here in after
shall be referred to me as my client.
On the 21st of April 2001, my client, his wife And their three children
were involved in a car accident along Ibadan express road. All
occupants
of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have
made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives but 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 repartrating
the money and property left behind by my client before they get
confisicated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge
deposits were lodged.Particularly, the the bank where the deceased
had an account valued at about US$17.5 dollars has has issued
me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated
within the next 14 official working days. since I have been
unsuccesfull
in locating the the relatives for over 2 year
s 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 US$14.7 million dollars can be paid to
you and then you and me can share the money on the percentage we
will agreed on.I have all necessary legal documents that can be
used to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
deal through. I guarantee that this is 100% risk free and will be
executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any
breach of the law.
Please get in touch with through my email so that we can proceed
fast as time is no longer on our side.
Remember to include your private telephone number so that I can
call you for further discussion
Hope you understand the confidential nature of this transaction
and am also waiting for your fast response.
Best regards,
Barrister JONNY KALU(Esq).



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