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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: scl002@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 05:40:35 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?SEEK=20FOR=20YOUR=20URGENT=20REPLY=20AS=20NEXT=2DOF=2DKIN=2CTHANKS=2E?=

From The Desk Of Barr.Donald Ifendi,
Plot 109 Victoria Island
Lagos Nigeria.
Private/E-mail:scl02@lawyer.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please accept my unsoilicited mail to you.firstly,let me introduce myself
to you.I am Barrister Donald Ifendi a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Mr.M.Jeff ,native of your country, who is based and work with
the LNG (liquified Natural Gas) company here in Nigeria. On the 15th of
August 2001, my client, his wife And their two children were involved in
a car accident along Sango Otta,Abeokuta expressway.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then,I
have requested for a lot information to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to search for his last
name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family.Henceforth,I
contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the Security Company where the fund was deposited.Apparently,the finance
institute where the deceased had an account valued at about S$31,500,000.00
Million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have
the account confisicated within the next ten (10) official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3 year
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same surname or last name so that the proceeds of this
account valued at US$31,500,000.00 Million dollars can be paid to you and
then you and I can share the money.

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 achieve
our goal.I guarantee that this will be executed under a egitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law or interpol.

I agree to pay you 40% of the fund, 40% to me and While 20% can be also
paid to you as the next of kin and incase if you spend any money for an
{AFFIDAVIT OF TRUE NEXT OF KIN}.

Please get back to me immediately on my private email
box(scl02@lawyer.com)or(scl109@yahoo.com)and send to me your telephone and
fax numbers to enable our further discussion about this transaction.

Thanks and God bless you.

Best Regards,

Barrister Donald Ifendi.




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