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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: azizabdul@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 19:29:53 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?YOUR=20URGENT=20ATTENTION=20NEEDED?=

Attention;

I am Barrister Aziz Abdul,a solicitor at law.
Personal attorney to MR.Abel Juarez ,a national
Of your country,who is a
consultant/contractor with the Indonesia Rail
Corporation, Republic of indonesia
Here in aftershall be referred to as my client.

On the 26th of December,2004, my client, his wife and
their only daughter were involved in Tsunami Earthquake. All of them
unfortunately lost there lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here
to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this
has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided
to contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the
fund valued at US$10 million left behind by my client
before it gets confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the Bank Internasional Indonesia,
where this huge amount were deposited.
The said BANK, Bank Internasional Indonesia, has issued me
a notice to provide the next of kin or have his
account confisicated within the next fourteen
official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the
relatives for over the past months now, I seek the consent to
present you as the next of kin to the deceased since
there is no way I can see any of his
relatives,so that the proceeds of this account can
be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response,you
shall be entitled to 40% while 60% will be for me and we
shall discuss modalities for transfer.I have all necessary information a
legal documents needed to back you up for claim.
Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as we
arranged,you will furnished me with a good receiving BANK ACCOUNT detail
where the money will be transfered, your private telephone and fax number
for easy communication and your full name.

All I require from you is your honest co-operation
to enable us see this transaction through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me
through my private email address:azizabdul4000@zwallet.com

Best Regards.

BARRISTER AZIZ ABDUL




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