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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: "Albert Akubia" <albertaku@khamachambers.org>
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 10:03:26 +0000
Subject: ATTN, DEAR SIR!!

Dear Sir,

I am Barr. Albert Akubia (Esq) personal attorney to
Engr.Pitt Johnson, a national of your country, who
worked with Zenon Oil Company here in Nigeria herein
after,shall be referred to as my client.My client with
his entire family (The wife and Children) were among the
victims of an explosion in Lagos, Nigeria, that happened
on January 27, 2002 which, claimed many lives and property.

See the 2 website of the bomb explosion below: -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

I have made several inquiries to your embassy after his
internment to locate any of his extended relatives, but
all this has proved unsuccessful. Consequently, I decided
to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any
member of his family which resulted in my contact with you.


My purpose of contacting you is to assist in repatriating
the deposited fund of US$13Million USD that was lodged
in by my late client in a Finance Company when he was alive.

The repatriation is as a result of a fourteen days
notice (ultimatum) that has been issued to me by the
Finance company requesting me to present to them a next
of kin to my late client so that the fund would be
repatriated to him/her. Failure to do that after the
expiration of the ultimatum will result in the
confiscation and freezing of the account by
the finance company.

For the fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating
the relatives for over 2 years now, I now seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you come from the same country with my client,
so that the fund would be transferred to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response,
I shall officially present you to the finance
company as the next of kin to the inheritance so
that they will commence the processing of your
fund transfer.

Moreover, I would want you to feed me with the following
details:
Your Full name:
Age:
Sex:
Phone Number and Fax if any:
Occupation:

Furthermore, I require from you is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this transactions through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please reply me as soon as possible for us to start this
transaction in earnest.

Yours faithfully,

BARRISTER ALBERT AKUBIA
KHAMA CHAMBERS & PARTNERS

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