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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: "DR_LUTHER_SHABAN" <dr_luther_shaban1@handbag.com>
Reply-To: dr_luther_shaban@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 05:08:57 -0800
Subject: CONFIDANT

Hello,

I am Dr.Luther Shaban,an Attorney at law,I am the Personal Attorney to a
deceased engineer a national of your Country, who used to work with Julius
Berger Construction Company Plc in Nigeria. Hereinafter shall be referred
to as my client.
On the 21st of April 20002, my client, his wife and their three children
were involved in a car accident along Kano - Sokoto express Road while arriving
from Easter Holiday to Warri Delta State. All occupant 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 am contacting you to assist
in transfering the money left behind by my client before they get claimed
or declared unserviceable by his Bank where these huge deposit were lodged.Particularly,
the Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. were the deceased had an Account valued to about
USD20 Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
Account declared domant and unserviceable within 1
month.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two 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 proceed of this Account valued
at USD20 Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money
60% to me and 35% to you while the remaining 5% is set aside for expenses
incured during the the course of the transfer.
I have all necessary legal document that can be used to backup any claim
we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
business successful. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that Will protect you from any breach of the law.Indicate your
firm interest by responding to this mail as soon as possible to enable us
beat the said time. I await hearing from you as soon as possible.


Best Regards,
Dr.Luther Shaban,
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)

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