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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: bako65ng@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 19:48:00 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?DEAR=20=20FRIEND=20=20HELLO?=

From: Mahammed & Associates.
(Barrister,Bako Mahammed)
Solicitors And Advocate
#16 Canal Street Ikoyi
(Lagos Nigeria.)


LETS US CLAIM THIS MONEY



I am Barrister Bako Mahammed, A Solicitor and Personal Attorney to Engineer
Nicolas a citizen of your country, who worked with Shell Petroleum
Development Company in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, herein after referred
to as my client. Please treat this as highly confidential.

On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their three children
were involved in a car accident along Sagbama express road and all occupants
of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then,
several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relative
has also proved unsuccessful.

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

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposit was lodged
valued at about U.S $15.5 Million Dollars.
the bank has given me ultimatum to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated within the next twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since you have the same last name with him, so that the proceeds
of this account valued at U.S$ 15.5 Million Dollars can be paid to you and

then you and me can share the money,60% to me and 40% to you.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to backup any claim
we may make.
All I require is your honest co-operation 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.
You are sincerely required to forward your current contact address and telephone
and fax numbers for better communication in this regard.

Please contact me immediately with this email
address: barristerbako65@tsamail.co.za

Best regards,
Barrister. Bako Mahammed.
you can call me with this number +234-8054537721



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