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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: <willy_ibru2@ixp.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:53:58 -0700
Subject: From: Barrister William Ibru,


From: Barrister William Ibru,
WILLIAM IBRU & ASSOCIATES.
No. 2 Muri Okunola Street,
Victoria Island,
Lagos State.
Nigeria.
barr_ibru@yahoo.co.in

Attn:

I am William Ibru, personal attorney to Mr Patrick, an expartriate who used to work with Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC), here in Nigeria. On the 21st of April 2001, my client was killed in an auto mobile accident.Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my client's extended relatives. This has proved unsuccessful.

After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet hence I contacted you. I contacted you to assist in repartriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit was lodged.Particularly, the bank where the deceased had an account valued at US$7,500,000.00 (Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

The bank issued me a notice to provide the next -of- kin or have the account confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years, I seek your consent to present you as the Next-of-kin to the deceased since you bear the same surname, so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$7.5M can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money; 55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% will be for expenses and inheritance tax, as your government may require.

I have all necessary legal documents that will be used to back up our inherittance claims. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see the deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please contact me by my alternative email address barr_ibru@yahoo.co.in to enable us discuss further.

Yours faithfully,
Barr. William Ibru.

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