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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: barr.marcus@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 18:58:03 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?YOUR=20ASSISTANCE=2C?=

FROM MARCUS EDOSA,
SINIOR ADVORCATE OF NIGERIA (SAN).
PLOT 123 ADEOLA ODEKUN STREET ,
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS NIGERIA
PLEASE VIEW THESE WEBSITES BELOW.

Dear Sir/madam

I am Mr.Marcus Edosa, a cousin and personal assistant to Ex-Nigerian Head
of State Late Gen. Sunni Abacha who died on the 8th of June 1998. Sometime
in 1998 before his death, he entrusted to me the sum of US$20.5M (Twenty
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which we deposited
with a security company which I will disclose to you later as a diplomatic
consignment.

These money was meant for campaign for his self-succession bid. Unfortunately
he died before actualization ofhisaspiration.
This amount of $20.5M entrusted to me by my boss due to the trust and confidence
he had on me is known to me and his first Son Mohammed Abaca who is currently
under detention by the present Nigerian Government for excesses of his father
during his tenure alone. In agreement with Mohammed Abacha, I write to solicit
your assistance to transfer this sum of $20.5M to your bank account for
subsequent disbursement between you and us. We are soliciting for your assistance
because the present Nigerian Government are freezing any bank account traceable
to the Late Ex-Head of State'sfamily and relatives.

For your assistance, we have agreed to compensate you with 20% of the total
sum (US$20.5M) while 80% is for us. The major part of our share of 80% shall
be used for investment overseas in areas you may direct us after we have
secured the freedom of Mr. Mohammed. Note that this transaction is 100%
risk free as we
have mapped out strategies for a successful transaction with the security
company, which I will disclose to you later. Endeavor to keepthistransaction
absolutely secret.

This transaction is expected to be concluded within 14working days. If you
are interested, I would want youto contact me immediately through my E-mail
number Finally, I got your contact on my research for a reliable and trust
worthy individual/company firm that will help to secure this money
into his account.

Thank you for your anticipated kind understandingandurgent positive response.

Best Regards,
Mr Marcus Edosa.




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