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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: chukaabisi@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:05:32 +0100
Subject: NEXT OF KIN

FROM THE DESK
OF:KEN EZE. (ESQ)
(BARRISTER EZE)
NO 33 ADENEYI JONES STREET,
IKEJA, LAGOS-NIGERIA
EMAIL: barrkeneze111@YAHOO.CO.UK

Dear maverick,

Compliments of the season. It is indeed my pleasure to write to you this
letter, which I believe will be a suprise, as we are both complete strangers.I
am ken Eze (Esq) a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Late
Ms. S. Marufu maverick, a national of your country, who who perished in
Egyptair Flight 990 with the whole passengers aboard on 31st Oct 1999.

(http://www.greatdreams.com/PassEAir990.htm)

Before her death On the 31st oct 1999 my client {Late Ms. S. Marufu} as
she likes to be addressed deposited the sum of USD$9.7m [Nine Million Seven
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] in a Finance Company in Europe for
herself,with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as she is
on leave.


Since her 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 her last name
over the internet, to locate any member of her family hence I contacted
you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property
left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable
by the Finance Company where this huge deposits were lodged particularly,
the Finance Company where the deceased had a deposit valued at about USD$9.7m
[Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] has issued me
a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within
the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over 3
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued
at USD$9.7M [Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars]
can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 70%= "$6.79M
USD" to me and 30%= "$2.91M USD" 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 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 through my confidential email address to enable
us discuss further. Don't forget to include your tel/fax numbers while replying
this mail for easy communication.

Best Regards,

Ken Eze.(Esq)
(Barrister Eze)





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