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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: "nicholas smith" <nich_smith22@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 18:25:04 +0200
Subject: PLEASE REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.......


BARRISTER NICHOLAS SMITH (ATTORNEY AT LAW).
OFFICE ADDRESS:144 LAKE SHORE DRIVE,
ABENI CRESCENT,JOHANNESBURG S/A.
ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL:barr_smith788@hotmail.com
Phone+27-734 125 096

Hello Friend,

I am Barrister Nicholas Smith, a solicitor at law.I am the personal attorney
to Mr Willson, a national of your country,who use to work with (SOUTH AFRICA
TOTAL OIL COMPANY). My client Mr Willson was born on the 21st of april 1960
and he was killed by a plane crash in his journey to Australia for a
contract. My client Mr. Willson never had a family of his own, his parents
are late and he is the only child of his parents. Before he died he
deposited the sum of ($13.1 MILLION DOLLARS)THIRTEEN MILLION ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS in STANDARD FINANCE SECURITY PLC (SFS)the money where
concealed in a metal box which he deposited as personal valuables for
security reasons.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 contact you. I have
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my client before they get confisticated or declared unserviceable by the
security company where the deposite was made.

Now the STANDARD FINANCE SECURITY PLC (SFS) has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the box confisticated within the next ten
official working days. Since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the
relatives for over four months now. I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this deposit can be
sent to you and then you and i can share the money.50% to me and 50% to you.
Please you are free to give your own opinion on this transaction modelity
if you wish. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back
up every claim we may make.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us See this transaction
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.

BEST REGARDS,
BARRISTER NICHOLAS SMITH.
(GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY)

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