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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: larryazuka@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:52:25 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GOOD=20=20=20DAY?=

FROM BARRISTER LARRY AZUKA, CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
LAGOS -NIGERIA.


ATTENTION.

I am Barrister Larry Azuka(Esq), the Personal Attorney to a Foreign
Contractor,who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria. On the
11th of September 2001, my client, a Mexican National, late Engineer
STEVE MOORE, an oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of
Nigeria,until his death Three years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to
American Airlines Flight 11, from Boston, Assachusetts,to Los Angeles, California,crashel
into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre with 86 people on board.

All occupants of the Aeroplane unfortunately lost their lives. Since
then I have made several inquiries to Several Embassies to locate any of
my clientsextended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail. Then
I have to contact you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind
by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
Bank where this huge deposits were lodged.


Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
US$27 Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin,relatives so that the fund left will be transferred or have the account
confiscated within the next twenty official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over 3
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$27Million can
be paid to you and then you and I can share this money. 70% to me and25%
to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your Government may require.

All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this
dealthrough. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I will want
you to send to me on your return email the following information for the
transfer in your favour1, Your full Name

1)Your full name
2) Your contact Address
3) Your private phone,Bobile and fax numbers for easy communicating for

each others I await your kind response,Please if you are interested and
capable in handling this deal with me, And note that the nurture of this
deal needs a very top secrecy

Best Regards,
Barrister Larry Azuka.(Esq)



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