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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: "BARR. THOMAS WOODMAN" <woodmanchambers1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: thomasw@merseymail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 01:01:52 +0000
Subject: Hello Peters, we need to discuss this.

Please send your reply to: thomasw@merseymail.com

Attention: Peters

My name is Thomas Woodman. I am a barrister, solicitor and notary public,
the personal attorney to Mr. Michael Peters of Transfield Worley (New
Zealand) Ltd. Who is a national of your country. On the 21st of April 2002,
my client, his wife and their only son were involved in a fatal autocrash in
Here in Manchester City - United Kingdom. Unfortunately they all lost their
lives in the event of the accident, since then I have made several enquiries
to locate any of my clients extended relatives and 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 to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance house
here where my client lodge these huge
deposits. Particularly, the Finance house where the deceased had an account
valued at about Nine Million United States Dollars.

Consequently, the Finance house issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confiscated within a short time. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over some years now, I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the
proceeds of the account valued at Nine Million United States Dollars can be
paid to you for both of us to share; I have all legal documents that can be
used to backup the claim.

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 back to me via my
personal e-mail: thomasw@merseymail.com to enable us discuss further.

Thanks for your kind co-operation

Regards,

Barr. Thomas Woodman

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