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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: kelvin_adu1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 11:40:44 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?YOUR=20ASSISTANCE=20HIGHLY=20NEEDED=20UEGENTLY?=

LEGAL CHAMBERS AND SOLICITORS
324 STELLA ANN WAY V/ISLAND
FROM: BARR.KELVIN ADU
REPLY: kelvin_adu1@bareed.com

ATTN' FRIEND,


I hope this e-mail wouldn't come to you as a surprise.Having gone through
your profile, I am convinced and pleased to solicit your sincere and urgent
assistance over this matter.I am Barr.KELVIN ADU, We have this particular
foreigner as a client in my chambers. but 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 their lives. Please
view this link

below:.http://www.aviationsafety.net/database/2002/020504-0.htm. Since then
I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track you over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you I have
contacted you to assist 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, where the deceased had an account valued
at about US10 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have the account confiscated within the next
thirty official working days.


Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at US10. million dollars can
be paid to you and then you and me can share the money.65% shall be for
me and 35% for you. I have all neccessary 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 see this deal through. I guarantee that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me by my e-mail to enable us discuss further. You
may also, send your phone number so that I can call you on telephone

KELVIN ADU, {Esq}
Please reply directly to my alternative email: kelvin_adu1@bareed.com



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