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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: "bruce bruce" <bruce45888@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 02:20:38 -0900
Subject: Barrister Bruce Gibson (Esq).

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER BRUCE GIBSON & ASSOCIATES
44, KOFO ABAYOMI STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS - NIGERIA.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Barrister Bruce Gibson, a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to
Engr.Williams Adams, who used to work with Chevron Oil Development Company
in Nigeria.On the 17th of November 1999, his wife and their three children
were involved in a ADC Plane Crash in Ejinrin Ikorodu Lagos,Unfortunately,
they all lost their lives in the event of the accident.

Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my client
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 to no avail,hence, I
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client
in City Express Bank Plc. Particularly, the Bank where
the deceased deposited the US$10.5M (Ten Million Five Hundred United States
Dollars only).

Consequently,the City Express Bank Plc,issued me a notice to provide the
Next of Kin to claim the US$10.5M (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars only) in their custody .I have been unsuccessful in locating
the relatives for over 2 years now,I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin of the deceased to claim the fund as the Next of Kin to him
so that the fund will be transferred to your account by City Express Bank
Plc.

Upon receipt of the fund, I will come over to your country to meet with you
for the disbursement of the fund and then you and I will share the money in
this order: 55% will be for me which I will invest on Estate Business,40%
will be for you, while 5% will be used on expenses incurred. I have all the
necessary legal documents that can back our claim we may make with City
Express Bank Plc.
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,All I require is your honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal through.

Please, get in touch with me via email to enable me clearify you further.

Best regards.

Barrister Bruce Gibson (Esq).

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