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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: "thomas viny" <barristerthomasviny@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:54:03 -0500
Subject: Dear Lange

FROM: BARR. THOMAS VINY,ESQ
THOMASVINY CHAMBERS. [ PUBLIC NOTARY ]
SUIT BC7&8, MARYLAND PLAZA,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
TEL.NO. +234 803 3761480


Dear Lange

I am barrister Thomas Viny, a solicitor at law.
I am the personal attorney to Mr Seyrei H,a foreign expatriate contractor
with one of the leading Oil Company in Nigeria before his death On Saturday
4th May 2002 via the ill-fated EAS Airline crash. This crash was highly
publicized.You may visit the following websites to confirm this incident.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm
http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.html

My client { Seyeri ] deposited 10 million United States Dollars as family
belongings in a CONSIGNMENT in Union Home and Finance Company here in
Nigeria for himself, with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon
as he is on leave. Since his death I have made several
enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name
at the Foreign Investment Office here in Nigeria, to locate any member of
his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in
repartrating the CONSIGNMENT left behind by my client before it gets
confisicated or declared unserviceable by thefinance company where this
consignment was deposited.

The finance company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the CONSIGNMENT confisicated within the next ten official working
days.Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2
years now.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since
you have the same surname so that the CONSIGNMENT valued at 10 million
dollars can be transferred to you and then you and me can share
the money 55% to me and 40% to you and 5% for incidental expenses.

As a lawyer all documentation will legally processed. 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 email above or Tel. No. 234 8033761480 to enable us discuss further.

PROVIDE YOUR FULL NAMES, CONTACT ADDRESS,PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS AND YOUR AGE.

Best Regards,

Barr.Thomas Viny, Esq.

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