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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: j_afolabi@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 04:47:02 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Dear=20Jan=20van=20der=20Heide=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EYour=20respones=20is=20urgently=20needed?=

ATTENTION: Heide,

I am Barrister JAMES AFOLABI, an Attorney at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr. Pitt Heide, a national of your country, who used to work with Handebull
Construction & Oil Services in Nigeria. Hereinafter shall be referred to
as my client.On the 4th of May 2002, my client, his wife and their only
daughter were involved in a plane mishap that took place in kano. Over 76
passengers died in the incidence, unfortunately my client and his family
lost there lives.
Please view this link bellow :

http://www.aviation-safety.net/database/2002/020504-0.htm

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate
any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved nsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name
over the Internet to locate any member of his family or extended relatives
hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the
fund valued at US$13 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated
or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge amount was deposited.

The said Bank has issued me a notice, to provide the next of kin or have
the account confisicated by their next board meeting. For the fact that
I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives during this past period
of time now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased, since you have the same last name with my client, so that the
proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents
needed to back you up for the claim. All I require from you, is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this transaction 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 through my private
Email:
(barrister_jamseafolabi@virgilio.it ) for more details.

Best Regards,

BARRISTER JAMSE AFOLABI.





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