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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: ben goodman <bn_gdmn@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 19:31:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: NEXT OF KING NEEDED


Barrister Ben Goodman
BAMIDELE CHAMBERS
PLOT 205,WARRIGNTON AVENUNE
IKEJA-LAGOS
NIGERIA
EMAIL:bn_gdmn@yahoo.com
Dear,

I am Barrister Ben Goodman, a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to Engr.EL-SALMEE EYAD a national of your country, who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria(SPDC). On the 21st of April 1999,my client and his wife with 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. I contacted you to assist in repartrating 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.Particularly,the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $9million U.S dollars(Nine million dollars). Conseqently,The bank 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 unsuccesfull in locating the 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 country so that the
proceeds of this account valued at $9million U.S dollars can
be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% 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. Please
get in touch with me by EMAIL:bn_gdmn@yahoo.com, to enable
us discuss further.

Yours Faithfully,

Barrister Ben Goodmanmy






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