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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: "Barrister Mark Elvis" <barr_markelvis@3xtm.org>
Reply-To: barr_markelvis@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:20:38 +0000
Subject: urgent pls

FROM THE DESK OF
THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
# 12 ISAAC JOHN STREET
IKEJA, LAGOS
NIGERIA.

ATTN:

I crave your indulgience for the unsolicited nature of this letter,
but
it was borne out of desperation and current development. Please bear
with me.

I am Barrister markelvis Gambo, a solicitor at law. I was the
Personal
attorney to Mr. Louis Green, a national of your country, who used own
an oil
servicing company in Nigeria Herein after shall be referred to as my
client.

On the 21st of November, 2002.my client his wife and their three
Children were involved in a car accident along sagbama express road.
All
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

I know that my client had no living kin but i went ahead and made
several inquiries to your embass to locate any of my clients extended
relatives but this has proved unsuccessful.

I only did so to be double sure of this fact. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the

Internet, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist me
in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client
before
they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this
huge deposits were lodged, particularly the Standard Bank Nigeria Ltd
where
the deceased had an account valued at about $6.5million us dollars.

This account will be confiscated after four years if not claimed and
We have just about two month. 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 you have the same last name
so
that the proceeds of this account valued at $6.5million us dollars.
can be paid to you and then .

you and me can share the money. 30% shall be for you because you are
the relative of my late client and 60% for me while 10% is earmarked
for
expenses that will be incurred during the process of Transfer of the
fund. I have all necessary legal documents that can! be used to back
up
any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest co-operation 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 by my e-mail to enable us discuss
further.
You may also send your phone number so that I can call you.
I look forward to your urgent response.
{barr_markelvis@yahoo.com}.

Best regards,

Barr markelvis.

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