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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: "CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA" <bank_cya@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristermomohesq@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 15:52:15 -0900
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am BARRISTER DONALD MOMOH,the personal attorney to Mr. Thompson sweeney,a
foreigner who used to work with Mobile-producing corporation(an oil
company)in Nigeria;herein after,shall be referred to as my client. On
the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their three children were
involved in a car accident along sagbama express road. All occupants of the
vehicle
unfortunately lost there lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my client`s relatives or extended relatives and this,has also proved
unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to
contact any foreigner and present him/her as the cousin to my dead
client;hence
Icontacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repaitrating the Lodgement left
behind by my client before they get confisticated or declared unserviceable
by
the bank.Particularly,the FIRST BANK PLC where the deceased
had a deposite-account valued at about 50.5Million Dollars,the bank has
issued me a notice/mandate as his personal attorney,to provide the
next-of-kin to the deceased or have the account confisticated within
the next 14 official working days.

Since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 4
years now,i seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at 50.5Million U.S
dollars can
be paid to you and then you and i can share the money. I will assist in
ensuring that all necessary legal documents as well as other documents as
required by the Bank is provided.

All I require is your honest cooperation and assistance to enable us
see this deal through. Be rest assured that as a lawyer/attorney,I shall
ensure that this transaction is executed smoothly/quickly under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law.
to enable us discuss further.
Best regrads,

DONALD MOMOH(esq)

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