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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: barjohnez_1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 18:51:14 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PLEASE=20TREAT=20WITH=20URGENT=20ATTENTION?=

John Ezeh & Associates
Barristers and Solicitors
No: 24 Igbesere Road, Opp. Fed. High Court
Lagos Island, Nigeria
Please Reply To This Email Address:(barjohnez_1@yahoo.com )
Telephone__ 234-80-37097385

Dear Sir,

With due respect and regard to your person, I write to solicit your co-operation
in this request. I am Barrister John Ezeh, a solicitor at law. I am the
personal attorney to Mr. Emmanuel, a National of your country, who was a
contractor with Nigerian Liquiefied Natural Gas Nigeria (NLNG). On the 29th
May 2002, my client, his wife and their two Children were involved in a
car accident along Abuja - Kaduna express-road. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries
to locate any of my clients extended relatives but it has not been successful.


After these severalunsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence this mail to
you. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money left behind
by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable. The
amount involved is Nine million, Five Hundred thousand United States Dollars

(US$9,500,000:00).

They bank where this fund was deposited have issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next twenty -
one banking days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over 2 years now, I seek your consent and cooperation to present you
as the next of kin of the deceased since you have similar name with him
so that the proceeds of this account valued at $9,500,000:00 can be paid
to you and then I and you will share the money.

60% to me and 40% to you.

There will be legal documents to back up for this claim. All I require is
your honest cooperation. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.


Best regards,
John Ezeh Esq.

Please send to me your full name/address,telephone and fax numbers to enable
us discuss further about this transaction.

Please Note: Reply To This Email Address(barjohnez_1@yahoo.com)



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