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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 white" <f_chambers7@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 02:31:55 +0000
Subject: SALAMU ALAIKUM,

SALAMU ALAIKUM,
WARA-AMATULAH WAR-RAKATU.
BAR INNO FRANK ESQ.
LEGAL ATTORNEY & SOLICITOR
FROM THE DESK OF frank white
LONDON.
Private email Address: barrtrepjohn@netscape.net
jkchambers@fsmail.net
t.jchambers2001@fsmail.net

Dear Sir/Madam,


I am Barrister frank white (SAN) a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to MY CLIENT, a nationality of your country, who used to work with
the Oil Development Company in LONDON.
On the 21st of JUNE 2005, my client, his wife and their only daughter were
involved in a bomb blast accident in london city.

All occupants of the bomb blast unfortunately lost there lives. Since i
help in most of his transactions, his bank officials know me very well and
has requested i notify any of his relatives and this has proved abortive and
unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful 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 family treasure that was
left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this consignment was
deposited as family tresure. The said Security Finance Company has issued me
a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within
2months from the day of the blast.

I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since
you have the same last name with my clients. untill I receive the receipt of
your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and
modalities for transfer. I have the death certificate to back you up.

All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
claiming of this family treasure 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.

Private email Address: t.jchambers2001@fsmail.net

Best regard,
Barrister frank white (SAL).

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