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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: leonard simple <leonardsimple@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 06:38:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE.....


Dear SIR ,

First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of it's nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring that this is real and genuine.
I am Barrister LEONARD SIMPLE SOMUDINA, Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to ENGR T, Thomas, a national of United State of America, who used to work with
shell/oil development company in Nigeria as the chief Engineer. On the
2nd of june 2001, 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. 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, I decided to trace his
relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no
avail, hence I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money that
belong to my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Bank where the late decease had an account valued at
about 10million dollars has issued me a notice today to provide the
next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official
working days.

since i have been unsuccessful in locating the elatives for over 4
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $10 million ollars
can be paid to your account and then you and me can share the money.
55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your
government mayrequire, As soon as you indicate your interest by sending
below information:

1. Your full name and address
2. Your telephone and fax number

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this dealt
through. I have all the documents (DEATH CERTIFICATE AND DEPOSIT
CERTIFICATE) required to this transaction I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach
of the law.

call me on my to enable us discuss about this deal and i will also send
your text application to fill and apply to the bank direct this is my
alternative mail address[leonardsimple@yahoo.com] for more discussion.


Best regards.


BARR. LEONARD, SIMPLE.SOMUDINA.








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