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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: johnwatts@internet.lu
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:37:05 +0200
Subject: Request For Foreign Partnership

Dear Partner,
I am Barrister,John A. Watts. solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr.Michael Creek, a national of America, who used to work with Shell-development
Company in NIGERIA. Here in aftershall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a ghastly car accident along SAGAMU express road here in LAGOS. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I have made several enquiries to their embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, to locate any member of his family, hence I contacted you.

I am contacting 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 deposit were lodged. Particularly, the finance company where the deceased had an account valued at about US$15m million(FIFTEEN MILLION U.S.DOLLARS).

They issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since,I was not able to locate his relatives.

so that the proceeds of this account valued at $15 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 65% to me and 30% to you. and 5% will be used for any expenes we may encounter.I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is 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 them law.

Please get in touch with me by my email and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Best Regards,

Barrister John A. Watts.
Reply to:john_watts2005@yahoo.com.au

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