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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: "Williams Chamberlile" <williamsass@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:47:44 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTN:

BARR. WILLIAMS CHAMBERLINE
LEGAL PRACTITIONER & SOLICITOR
STALLION PLAZA,RM-7
LAGOS-NIGERIA

Dear Sir,

Before I start,I must first Apologise for this unsolicited mail to you.Iam
aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to starting a
relationship but as time goes on you will realize the need for my action. My
name is Barrister Williams Chamberline,a Solicitor and the personal Attorney
to an Engineer, a National of your country, who worked with an Oil company
in Nigeria.Here in after referred to as my Client.

On the 21st of April 2002,my client,his wife and their three children were
involved in a local plane crash.My Client and his entire family
unfortunatelylost their lives in the accident. Since then I have made
several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my Client's extended
relatives which has proved abortive.After these several unsuccessful
attempts,I decidedto use his last name through the Internet to Locate any
member of his family hence the need to contact you.

My main reason for contacting you is to assist me in repatriating the money
and properties left behind by my Client before they are confiscated or
declared unservicable by the bank where they are deposited and
lodged.Particularlythe EcoBank Nigeria PLC where the deceased has a fixed
sum of seventeen Million United States Dollars($17m).

The said bank has issued me a final notice to provide the next of kin of my
Client or they will be left with no other choice than to confiscate his
funds.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating my clients relatives for
the past two years I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
my client,going by the fact that both of you has the same last name so that
the said fund as stated above i.e the sum of Seventeen million United States
Dollars ($17m)can be paid to you instead of leaving it for EcoBankNigeria
PLC,we can take part of it and leave the rest for Charity.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make.All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
arrangement through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please reply by this email address Email: williamse@compaqnet.fr
Finally kindly give me your confidential Phone and fax numbers so that I can
communicate with you easily.

Regards,

Barrister Williams Chamberline
williamse@compaqnet.fr

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