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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: barr.george@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 02:53:19 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PLS=2E=20GET=20BACK=20TO=20ME=20AGENTLY?=



FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER GEOGE BROWN
HUMILITY CHAMBERS & NOTARY PUBLIC.
NO 12 CREEK ROAD, APAPA, LAGOS NIGERIA.
ALTERNATIVE: barristergeoge@yahoo.com


Dear friend,

I am Barrister Goerge Brown, I am the personal attorney to the late Mr.
Jim Lason, a national of your country, who was a contractor with Chevron/Texaco
oil Corporation here in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to me as
my client. On April 2001, my client, his wife And their three children were
involved in a car accident. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately
lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy
to locate any of my clients extended relatives but this proved abortive.
After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to search over the Internet,
to locate any foreigner who will be willing to participate in this DEAL
and stand as the deceased next of kin to enable me perfect some documentation
in his/her name hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in
repartrating the money and property left behind by my client before they
get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits
were lodged. Particularly, the the bank where the deceased had an account
valued at about US$7.5 million has issued me a notice to provide his next
of kin or have the account confisicated within the next 14 official working
days. since I have been unsuccesful in locating the relatives for over
5 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$7.5 million can
be paid to you, and then you and I can share the money on the percentage
we shall agree on. I have some necessary legal documents that can be used
to back up this claim. All I require is your honest and co-operation to
enable us pull this deal through. I guarantee that this is 100% risk free
and will be executed under legitimate arrangement.

Please get in touch with me through my private email:barristergeoge@yahoo.com
so that we can proceed fast as time is no longer on our side. Remember to
include your private telephone number so that I can call you for further
discussion.

Hope you understand the confidential nature of this transaction and am also
waiting for your fast response.

Best regards,
Barrister George Brown (Esq).




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