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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: david shawn <shawn_david2004@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 07:39:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY FAST


Dear Sam,

I am Barrister, Shawn David a legal Practioner. I was the Personal Attorney and legal adviser to Mr. Tom A. Andrew, a national of your country, who used to work with Mobil oil Company Nigeria Plc. On the 21st of August 2000, my client, his wife and their only son were involved in a car accident along Shagamu Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful. After these unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, but to no avail,hence I contacted you.
I have 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 these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had a deposit valued at about Fifteen Million,Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand, Six Hundred and Forty Five United States Dollars USD15,520,645), has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to my late client or have the account frozen and the fund forefeited to the government treasury by the end of this financial year.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two 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 USD15,520,645 can be paid to you.

Thereafter,you and i will share the sum paid to you in the following ratio;60% to me and 30% to you, while 10% should be for expenses or taxes, as your Government may require.I am in a position to provide all necessary legal documents that shall be used to back up this claims,and all I
require is your acceptance and 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 through my email:getback2david@yahoo.com
Best regards,

Shawn David ESQ.





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