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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: jamesnduka_2@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:08:20 -0200
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL


Dear Friend,

I am an Accountant with STANDARD TRUST BANK(STB),My name is Mr. James Nduka,
the personal Account Manager to engineer A. Martins, a National of your country,
who used to work with shell Development company here in Nigeria.

Here in after shall be referred to as my client On the 21th of April 2000. My
client,and his family were involved in a car accident along Sagamu express way,all
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

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 contact you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where this huge deposits were lodged(STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC), where the deceased
had an account valued at about ($26 million us dollars) has issued me a notice
to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten
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 are from the same nationality so that the proceeds of this account valued
at ($26 million us dollars) can be released, 60% for me, 35% goes to you while
5% will be used for any expences incurred duringthe trasaction.

An attorney will be contacted to help us revalidated and notarize all the 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 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.

Best Regards,

Mr. James Nduka.

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