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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: "KELLY PAUL" <info@kellypaul.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 23:38:19 +0000
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY

PLOT 3329 IKORODU ROAD,
STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC,
OF NIGERIA.

Dear Friend,
I am highly esteemed to write you this very urgent letter. I am Barrister
Kelly Paul,a Solicitor and Personal Attorney to Douglas , a national of your
country,who before his death was an oil merchant who works in Nigeria
National Petroleum Coo-poration {NNPC}. On the July 2nd, 1998 my client was
involved In a car accident along Lagos Abuja Express Road. Is unfortunately
he lost his lives. Since then I as the Personal Attorney of the Deceased had
made several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended relative but
this has proved unsuccessful.

I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to GET ANY ONE THAT
BEARS THE SAME NAME WHO WOULD STAND IN AS THE COUSIN TO MY LATE CLIENT, TO
CLAIM THE MONEY the Deceased had an Account valued at about $23M {Twenty
Three Million United State Dollars}as at last two months assessment.Hence, I
have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money into your account in
your country, before the account is confiscated or converted by the STANDARD
TRUST BANK PLC OF NIGERIA where this huge deposits valued at 23 million US
Dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin, before the end of
this quarter or have the account confiscated.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over years now,
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since
nobody shows up, so that the proceeds of this account will be paid to you,
then, you and I can share the money, 50% to me and 50% to you.I have legal
documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require
is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through and please
do include your full name and address,telephone & fax number so as to send
every vital documents regard to the claim of this money. I will want to
communicate with you on your private telephone number. You will send me a
letter of invitation immediately the money get to your account. I expect
your urgent response. Note reply me through: kelly_paul33@hotmail.com

Best regards,
Barrister Kelly Paul.

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