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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: "paul" <englap@handbag.com>
Reply-To: Englap@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:21:42 +0100
Subject: RE; YOUR PERUSAL

BARRISTER. Paul England (LLB HONS)

Legal Equity Law Firm
144 Nuxley Road, EA2 JG34
London, UK.
Email:Englap@netscape.net

Dear Sir,

I am Mr Paul England, Attorney to late Mr. Morris Thompson an American
who lost his life in plane crash involving Alaska Airline's
Flight 261 which crashed on January 31st.2000, including his wife and
only daughter. Mr. Morris Thompson aged 61 hailed from Fairbanks, Alaska

in United States of America. He was one of the state?s most prominent
native and business leader. All these you are very free to verify from
the :Web link below for more information and clarification about his
social economic Status until his death;

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ and

http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html

Before the demise of my client, he disclosed to me his account status
which amounted to £40.5million British Pounds Sterling (Forty million
five hundred thousand British Pounds). He also handed over to me some
vital copies of documents regarding this Fund already trapped at Natwest

Bank London, England. I was at the last burial rights on Ferbuuary,
5th, 2000 to pay my final respect to Late Mr. Morris Thompson. There I
made thorough enquiries about his kins but, discovered no one really knows

about this fund currently sited at Natwest bank London.

Since then, I have made successive attempts to get his next of kin or
relative to come forth and claim this fund but to no avail. And as
personal attorney to my late client, I cannot in any way claim it unless

someone overseas does so.

I must not hesitate to inform you that just fortnight ago, I received
a routine notification from Natwest Bank London a concerning this fund,
and the officials of this bank issued a warning, stressing the urgency
for late Mr. Morris Thompson's relative or next of kin to come forward
to claim this fund immediately or they will have it confiscated and
forwarded to the nation's treasury account as an unclaimed fund. This is

the agreement they have reached at the bank and they also reiterated
that this is according to their banking guidelines.

HERE IS MY PROPOSAL;

Owing to the fact that his daughter whom should have stand a better
chance of claiming this fund, also perished in that fatal aircrash,I want

you to stand in as the next of kin to late Mr. Morris Thompson.

Like I earlier asserted, I have in my possession the necessary
documents that will enable me to place you in, as the right beneficiary to
my
late client's fund in this bank.

Be informed that upon successful transfer of this money into your
Account,you shall have 35% of it as your share. I must remind you that
Honesty and trust, transparency must be our watchword in the course of
this transaction.

N:B, This transaction is confidential and risk free. PLEASE do not
contact me on any number or email address, except the one I have
clearly stated above in this mail.


I will discuss with you in details when I receive your response.

Please include the following in you reply;

(1.) Your Name in full.

(2.) A reliable phone and Fax number

(3.) Occupation

(4.) Company Name (If any)

(5.) Company or Business Address

(6) A photocopy of your International passport

I look forward to receiving your reply soon.



Yours faithfully

Mr Paul England

Legal Equity Law Firm (Attorneys and Solicitors)

__________________________________________________________________
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