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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: emeaku@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 15:23:43 +0200
Subject: Request



Emeka Aku & Associate, Legal Practitioner
Barrister & solicitor, Estate Agent,
137 Breadfruit Crescent, Flora plaza
Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria

Reply to this email address: emekaaku_2006@yahoo.com

Dear Talent,


I am Barrister Emeka Aku a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.

James Talent a national of your country, who used to work with shell Development
Company in Nigeria. On the 21st of April 2001, my client, his wife and their
three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express
Road. Unfortunately they All lost their lives in the event of the accident.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of
my clients 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, so that you can stand as the next of kin.
I 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 deposit was lodged. Particularly, the Bank International

African Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about 10.5 million

Dollars.

Conseqently,The bank 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 $10.5 million dollars can
be
Paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 60% to me and 30% to

You, while 10% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.


I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we
May make. All I require is your honest cooperation 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.
I require your phone/fax number and your full address Please get in touch

With me by my email to enable us discuss further, Reply to this email address:
emekaaku_2006@yahoo.com

Best regards,
BARRISTER Emeka Aku(ESQ)


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