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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 MICHAEL OLIVER" <michaeloliver@technisamail.co.za> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:32:38 +0100
Subject: Would you help?

FROM THE DESK OF: BARRISTER MICHAEL OLIVER
Legal Representatives, Financial Brokers And Investments Advisers.
4th Floor, 32 Conveyers Avenue Lious Botha Orange Groove 2198 JHB South Africa


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Barrister Michael Oliver a Solicitor, the Personal Attorney to Mr. Adams Morris, who used to work with CADBURY LIMITED SOUTH AFRICA, On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Maidenhead Berkshire Express Road SOUTH AFRICA.Unfortunately, they all lost their lives in the event of the accident, since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I contacted you to assist in retrieving the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about US$10.5M (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United Stated Dollars).

Consequently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated. 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 are from the same country so that the
proceeds of this account valued at US$10.5MD can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 50% to me and 40% to you, while 10% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.

All I require is your honest cooperation 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. Please direct your reply through this alternative mailbox: chambers_michaeloliver@yahoo.com if you are interested to enable us discuss further.

Yours Faithfully,


Barrister Michael Oliver (Esq.).
N.B. Please indicate your contact address, telephone, fax
numbers for easy communication in this mutual transaction.

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