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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: "BARRISTER PAUL NASEEM" <paulnaseem@naseem.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:37:18 +0100
Subject: URGENT.

Hello,

I am Barrister Paul Naseem (Esq), the Personal Attorney to a Foreign
Contractor a spanish nationalist ,who worked with a Multinational Oil
Firm in Nigeria. On the 11th of March 2004, my client Antonio sanchez a
Spanish National, late Engineer, an oil Merchant / Contractor with the
Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death one years ago in a train
bombing accident in madrid.

Unfortunately he lost his life. Since then I have made several
inquiries to Several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, After the several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace
his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but
this has also proved unsuccessful. Then I have to contact you to assist
me in repatriating the money 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 US$35.5 Million has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin,relatives so that the fund left will be
transferred or have the account confiscated within the next twenty
official working days.

Iam now in spain regarding who will be the next of the kin , I cannot be
able to trace any of my late client relatives Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives now I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of
this account valued at US$35.5Million can be paid to you and then you
and I can share this money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be
for expenses or tax as your Government may require.All I require is your
honest and co-operation to enable us see this dealthrough.I guarantee
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law. I will want you to send to me on
your return email the following information for the transfer in your
favour ;-

1, Your full Name
2, Your contact Address
3, Your private phone,mobile and fax numbers for easy communicating
foreach others.

I await your kind response,Please if you are interested and capable in
handling this deal with me, due reply only on my personal email
address for security reasons paulnaseem@naseem.com And note that the
nature
of this deal needs a very top secrecy.

Best Regards,
Barrister Paul Naseem ((Esq)
PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH MY PRIVATE EMAIL:
paulnaseem@naseem.com

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