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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: swchambers@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 05:39:52 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FOR=20MY=20CLIENT=20WALTER?=

BARR. SIMON WILLIAMS Esq.
LAW OFFICES OF: S.WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES,
HAVANA PEACE COTTAGE,
APAPA, LAGOS NIGERIA.
TEL: 234-803-3229927
E-MAIL:swchambers@zipmail.com.br

My Dear Friend ,

I am Barrister, Simon Williams, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr. Sylvester Walter, a national of your country, the United States of
America, who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company Plc.
in Nigeria, hereinafter referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April, 2001, my client, his wife and their children were
involved in a fatal motor accident along Benin expressway and they all lost
their lives.

Since then, l have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relatives but all proved unsuccesseful, hence my
contacting you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client
before they got confisticated or declared unserviceable by the bank where
this huge deposits were lodged.

The Diamond Bank Plc. where the deceased had an account valued at about
SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$7,500,000.00)
has issued me a notice to prove the next of kin or have the account confistcated
within the next (15) official working days following the Government annoucement
for declaration of assets.

Since l have been unseccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now, l seek your consent to present you as THE NEXT OF KIN of the deceased,
so that the proceeds of this account valued at (US$7.5M) can be paid to
any account you will nominate in the USA, then you and me can share the
money. 60% to me and 40% to you.

I will procure all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back
up the claims.All l require is your honest co-operation to enable us finalize
this deal. I guanrantee that this will be executed under a legitimate agreement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Let me have your reply asap. with the following data inorder to start the
processing of all classified documents in your name as full assignor to
My late client.

1. Full names and address to be used for the operation.
2. Your working telephone and fax for the operation.
3. Any kind of identification to prove your name right.

This is the first step to follow and all documents of claims will be forwarded
for clearance. Let me have your concern in this matter soonest, if you are
willing to work with me in good faith.

Sincerely,

Simon Williams Esq.

NOTE: You can always reply me via my secured e-mail address:swchambers@zipmail.com.br
You can call me anytime on my phone:234-803-3229927




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