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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: robinhill1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 06:15:26 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Confidentially=20Seek=20Your=20Assistance?=

BARRISTER ROBIN HILL
5B RIGGA CRESENT
LONDON N4 2HS.UK
TEL: +447031941268
FAX +448701324561
EMAIL:robinhill@ny.com

Attention Sir/Madam,

I am Barrister Robin Hill an attorney to a national of your country, who
used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company, London, here in after
shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and their three children
were involved in a ghastly motor accident along express road here in the
capital city London,(Manchester- Oxford road).

Unfortunately, all occupants of the vehicle lost their lives to the crash.


Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of
my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

My purpose of contacting you is to assist me in repatriating the money left
behind by my client prior to his death before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Bank where the deceased had a deposit valued at about
US$8.5Million dollars.

The bank had issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated within the next 30 official working days Since I have been unsuccessful
in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present
you as the
next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name/surname so
that the proceeds of this account valued at US$8.5million dollars can be
transfered to you and then we can share the money afterwards.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us in seeing this deal
through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me with your phone and fax number including your
full contact address and full names to enable us discuss more and to enable
me plan strategics on how to get this deposited fund out from the HSBC Holdings
plc Bank, No. 8 Canada Square London E14 5HQ

Please get back to me strictly on my private email address: robinhill@ny.com



Best regards,

Robin Hill (esq)

Please it is imperative for you to reconfirm your private telephone and
fax number to me to enable me acquit you with the necessary information
you will need in this transaction .






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