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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: "ROBERT PETERS" <robertpeters_chambers_associates@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 02:41:29 +0000
Subject: YOUR ATTENTION IS NEEDED

From:Robert peters(SAN)
Robert Peters & Associates
211 C,Close Attorney,s Ave,
Abuja - Nigeria.
Tel:+
Email: robert_peters_chambers@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Robert Peters Alabi, a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney on financial matters to first lady late Mrs stella Obasanjo the
wife of Nigerian president Chief Olusegun Obasajo who died on the 22nd day
of October 2005 in Spain in the process of undergoing a cosmetic surgery in
Malaga, Spain, ahead of her 60th birthday.She was one of the secret agent
in transferring of money overseas for top Nigerian politicians. Before her
death On the 22nd of October 2005.My client {late Mrs stella
Obasanjo}Secretely deposited the sum of 6.5Million Euro with a Finance
House Amsterdam Holland for herself, under a foreign Name as her business
partner with the hope of transferring it to her country (Nigeria)as soon as
she leaves the officer as the first lady. but the untimely death eluded her
in Spain in an attempt to undergo a cosmetic surgery.Since the deposite was
not made known to any of her relatives except me as the personal attorney on
financial matters, hence I contacted you for assistant to .I have contacted
you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my late client in
your bank account before the money get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the Finance House where these Money is Deposited in Holland.
Since i can not posse as depositor I seek your consent to present you as the
beneficiary of the fund deposited by the deceased so that the Money valued
at $6.5Million dollars can be claimed by you and then you and I can share
the money. 60% to me and 40% to you. I have all necessary legal documents
that can be used to back up any claim we may make.All I require is your
honest cooperation 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 private email address
Email: robert_peters_chambers@yahoo.com with the following informations;
1;Your full names and address,
2Your occupation,
3:Your date of birth and your private phone and fax numbers
Alternatively, i can give you my private telephone number to call me for
more information to enable us discuss further.Note that the need for the
above required information is to enable me make a change of Names from the
depositors Name used by my late client (Mrs stella Obasanjo) to your name
before you contact the finance house for claims.

Thank you and God bless.

Best Regards.
Barrister Robert Peters (SAN)
Solicitor/Advocate.

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