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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: "George Muoh" <rev_georgemuoh@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rev.georgemuoh@jmail.co.za
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:28:16 -0800
Subject: FROM: GEORGE / HELMY (INHERITANCE)

FROM THE DESK OF
REV. BARR. GEORGE MUOH
Email: rev.georgemuoh@jmail.co.za


ATTENTION,

I am the Personal Attorney, by Name REV. Barr. George Muoh, A very good
citizen of your country ENGR HILARY HELMY. who based in Nigeria, died an
automobile accident on The 15th of August 2000. He has the sum of $18.5M USD
Dollars in his Account with security company, but the security is looking
for a way to claim these fund because non Of his relatives showed concern
after his death to claim these funds.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you.

Please, I need a good citizen who will definitely stand as the next of Kin
To my client to claim these fund. But before the claims I will send to you
all related documents from file of my client which you will use to contact
the legal department of the security company as the next of kin/ relative to
my client.

Now I seek your conscent 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 US$18.5M dollars will be paid to you. Come the sharing of these
funds as soon as it is transferred into your account, 30% of The total sum
will be given to you, 10% is map out for expenses locally and
internationally during the process of this claim, and 60% will be for me and
my partners. I want this business to be confidential, so that the security
will not get to know anything about this that someone is giving out vital
information to you to stand for this claim as the next of kin.

Please, note that this transaction is 100% safe and I hope to commence the
transfer latest Ten (10) banking days from the date of the receipt of the
following information, your full name, Address, direct Telephone and Fax
number and as a family man with three children will not want any thing that
will damage my image/family, if interested you should please reply urgently
as you receive this letter for immediate transaction.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this dealt
through, Remember this is a Deal so treat with utmost confidentiality.

YOURS FAITHFULLY

REV. BARR. GEORGE MUOH.

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