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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: barrbenuche@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 03:32:14 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20BARRISTER=3A=20BEN=20UCHE?=

FROM BARRISTER: BEN UCHE

PLOT 102/108 MURITALA MOHAMMED WAY

VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS NIGERIA

E-MAIL BENUCHE_12@yahoo.com[CONTACT]

ATT; Sir

I am Barrister BEN UCHE a solicitor at law. The personal attorney to Mr.Michael
Henderson a national of your country, who used to work with Shell Development
Company in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2000, my client and his wife and
their only daughter were involved in a car accident along sagbama express
road port-harcourt city.All occupants of the vehicle Infortunately lost
there lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to yourembassy here to locate any
of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After

these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over
the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I ntacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in recovering the fund valued at (US$20.9
million) left behind by my client beforeit gets confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge amount were deposited.

The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the accountMconfiscated
within the nexttwenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 1 years
now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account
can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you
up for claim.

All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see that
this transaction went through.

Secondly, I guarantee you that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please your private tel/fax number for easy communicate toward the transfer
of the fund into your account.

Kind Regards,
FROM BARRISTER BEN UCHE.
E-MAIL;BENUCHE_12@YAHOO.COM.
SOLICITOR BENUCHE CHAMBERS ESQ.



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