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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: Philips Obaro <phi_obaro01@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 07:55:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE TWIN PROJECT



Dear Albert A. Hensema,

I am Philips Obaro, a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court Of Nigeria. I am the Personal Attorney to Late Mr. Mark Hensema, a National of your Country, who before his death was a contractor with Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas ( NLNG) .On the 21st APRIL 2002, my client, his wife and their only Child were involved in a fatal car accident along Lagos Ibadan express road, in which my client lost his life including his immediate family.

Since then I as the Personal Attorney of the deceased had made several inquiries to locate any of my clients relative but this has proven unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempt I decided to trace his relatives through the internet, to locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence 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 deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased has an account valued at about 10 Million United States Dollars as at last assessment, the Bank has issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin, or have the account confiscated within a period of time since I have been unsucessful in locatiing the relatives for over the years that I have been searching.

Based on the foregoing, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name of my late Client, and the Bank is ready to listen to you provided you have the right information of the account , which I will give to you immediately you agree to assist me , so that the proceeds of this bank account valued at 10 Million United States Dollars can be paid to you in your favour.

As a Barrister and Solicitor, I have all legal documents that will be used to back up your claim . 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 banking arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law .

Please indicate your telephone and fax numbers for easy communication, it is very important I have them.

Waiting for your urgent response.

Best regards,

Barrister Philips Obaro(SAN).








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