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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: barrmilo_emmanuel101@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 18:35:45 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?THIS=20BUSINESS=20IS=20FOR=20OUR=20BENEFIT?=

From: Milo emmanuel(ESQ).
Milo & ASSOSCIATES,
4 Albert Embankments, London
SE1 7SR, United Kingdom.
Attention

I am Barrister Milo emmanuel. I have a client Mr.Jung who bears the same
name with you, a foreigner who used to work with Mekon Associates Company
in London.
On the 2nd of August 2003, my client Mr.Jung , his wife and their three
children were involved in a car accident along Manchester Express Road.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then

I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client's
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the internet,
to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind
by my client before they got confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
Finance House where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Finance
House where the deceased had an account valued at about US$20M 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 nine (9) months now, I seek your consent
to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds
of this account valued at US$20M can be paid to you and then you and I
can share the money; 60% to me and 35% to you, while 5% should be for expenses
or tax as your government may required. I have all 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 transaction 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 first by my secured and confidential email
immediately you acknowledge the good receipt of this message.
Anticipating your prompt response.

Yours Sincerely,

BAR. Milo emmanuel (ESQ).





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