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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: "CHARLES UGO" <barristercharles@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 03:45:33 +0000
Subject: EXRTEMELY URGENT REPLY.

FROM: BARR. CHARLES UGO.(ESQ)
CHARLES & ASSOCIATES,
NO. 4 JERRY LAWRENCE STREET,
OFF MARTINS STREET VICTORIA
ISLAND LAGOS.
E-MAIL, barristercharles911@yahoo.com


My Dear Elzinga

I am Barrister Charles Ugo,a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Mr.Michael Elzinga, a national of your country, who worked with
PETRO BONDS Limited in Bonny Island, River State as an Engineer and a
Consultant in Deep Sea Oil Exploration. On the 4th of May 2002,my client was
involved in a plan crash with EAS Air Line Boeing 727 from Jos to Kano State
along side his entire family in which all the occupants died as a result of
burnt sustained.

Based on the letter I recieved from the SECURITY & FINANCE COMPANY
mandating me to present with immediate effect any of his relation who
will stand as the Next of Kin to my late client.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate
any of my clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful,
after several attempts.I decided to track his last name over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I
have contacted you to assist in recovering the fund valued at
US$5,750,000.00 Million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated
or declared unserviceable by the Security & Finance Firm where this huge
amount were deposited. The said Finance Company has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next
twenty one working days.

since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2
years now. I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of
his account will be paid to you as the bonafide Next of in.Therefore,on
receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio
and modalities.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through.I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
the law.

Please get in touch with me through my Private E-mail Address:
barristercharles911@yahoo.com

Best regards,

Barrister. Charles Ugo.

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