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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: willmartins@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:17:24 +0100
Subject: Hello.

From The Desk of; Barrister Williams Martins
Chambers {Solicitor&Advocate}
Email:willmartins200@myway.com
Victoria Island Lagos.


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Barrister Williams Martins, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to late C.E.O,a national of your country, who used to work with Shell Petroleum
Development Company in Nigeria. Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their only daughter were
involved in a car accident along sagbama express road. All occupants of
the vehicle unfortunately lost therelives.Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives,this
has also proved unsuccessful. After theseseveral unsuccessful attempts,I
decided to track his last name over the Internet,to locate any member of
his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$5.3million
left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable
by the AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK NIGERIA (ADB), where this hugeamount were
deposited. The said BANK has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have the account confisicated within the next fourteen official working
days.

For the fact that I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives forover
2 years now, I seek the 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 sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you
up for 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 this email address box for more details
or willmartins200@myway.com

Best Regards,

Barrister.Williams Martins.

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