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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: "MUSTAFA JEGA" <mustafa14_ecobank@handbag.com>
Reply-To: mustafajega@mail.gr
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 13:52:56 +0200
Subject: MUTUAL RELATIONSHIP

DEAR SIR/MRS,
I am an Accountant with ECO BANK PLC, My name is MUSTAFA JEGA a Banker,I
am the personal Account Manager to an oil Engineer D.BRADFORD a foreign
National who used to work with Summit Oil company in Nigeria.Here in after
shall be refered to as my client On May 12,2000,my client, his wife, and
their three children were involved in a car accident along Aba/Portharcourt
expressway.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since
then I have made several inquiries to embassies to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his family hence I decided
to contact you.I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money
and property left behind by my client before they Get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,particularly
the ECO BANK PLC. Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($12
Million U S Dollars).The Directors of my bank has Issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin. Or have the account confiscated within the next
three official
working weeks.Since 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 so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($12 Million
U S Dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me Can share the money.70%
to me and 30% to you.An attorney will be contracted to help us revalidate
and notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back
up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable
us see this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under alegitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.My direct line
is ;234-80-33247458.My private email box
is[mustafajega02@sify.com,mustafajega@mail.gr]
Best Regards
MR MUSTAFA JEGA


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