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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: mathewokon@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 20:15:13 +0100
Subject: reply

Dear HARRY glazov

Greetings. I am BARISTER MATHEW OKON a solicitor at law. I am the
personal
attorney to Mr.HARRY glazov a national of your country, who used to
work
with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria.

Here in after shall be referred to as my client.On the jan 27 2002, my
client, his wife and their three children were involved ikeja bomb
blast
explosion,please view these websites below
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm.

All the family of my client lost thier lives. Since then I have made
several
enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives but
all to no avail. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to
track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his
family
hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating
the
money and propertyleft behind by my client before they get confiscated
or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were
lodged.

Particularly,the finance companywhere the deceased had an account
valued at
about USD$11.95 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the
next
of kin or have the account confiscated within the next few 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
since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account
valued at USD11.95 million dollars can be paid to you and then you
and me can share the money in the following ration:55% to me and 40% to

you,
and also 5% for any expenses that may be incure during the process of
this
transaction, telephone bills. I have all necessary lega ldocuments 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 a legitimate arrangement
that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please if you are interested to work with me with one mind, get in
touch
with me by my email and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to
enable
us discuss further on this transaction, and also your banking details
and
address where this fund will be released into. I hope to
hear further response from you regards this transaction. God bless you.

Best regards,
BARR.MATHEW OKON

OKON & CO SOLICITORS
2743 FEDRAL ROAD ABUJA
NIGERIA
POBOX 9432


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