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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: johnabb@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:29:02 +0100
Subject: Attn.

FROM THE DESK OF: BARRISTER PETER J. ABBA
CHAMBER:ABBA & ASSOCIATES
3 Allen Ave.Ikeja, Lagos - Nigeria
Private email:johnabb@myway.com


I am the Barrister P.J Abba
Personal Attorney to a national of
your country,who used to work with
Shell Petroleum Development Company
in Nigeria(SPDC).
On the 21st of April 1999, my client,
his wife And their three children
were involved in a car accident
along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road.
Unfortunately they All lost their
lives in the event of
the accident,Since then 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 trace his relatives over the
Internet to locate any member of his family
but of no avail, hence I contacted you.
I contacted you to assist in repartrating
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 Bank where the deceased
had an account valued at about $9million
U.S dollars(Nine million dollars).
Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice
to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccesfull in
locating the the relatives for over 2 years now.
I seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin of the deceased since you are from the same
country so that the proceeds of this account
valued at $9million U.S dollars can be paid
to you and then you and me can share the money.
55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for
expenses or tax as your government may require.
I have all 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 a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.


Yours Faithfully,

P.J. Abba
For:Abba & Associates.

N.B:RESPOND BACK TO ME BY MY PRIVATE EMAIL:
johnabb@myway.com



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