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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: barristerwilliams2007@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 15:59:54 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?my=20dear=20how=20are=20you=20today=20my=20dear=20=3F?=

From the desk of
Barrister Richard Williams
Address No 18 Allen Ave Ikeja Lagos Nigeria
alternative barristerwilliams2007@yahoo.com

MY DEAR

I am Barrister Richard Williams,a personal attorney to Late ENGR Hausman,
Thomas a national of your country, Who was an petroleum/gas consultant/contactor
with the Nigeria National Petroleum coporation.Who happens to be deceased
during a business trip.He died with his wife (Christina Hausman) on board
the Swissair Flight 111 , which crashed into the Atlantic off Nova Scotia
in september 2nd 1998. The plane crash was in the news.See links below for
more detail and the list of other victims

http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/


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 track his 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 unser viceable by the
bank here. These huge deposits were lodged Particularly,with the "FINANCE
BANK NIGERIA PLC" where the deceased had an account valuedat about $10million
dollars.The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin as the
attorney 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 so that 10million
dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money.60% to
me and 40% to you I have every Legal documents that will back you up in
claiming this fund, furnish me with the below information to enable me proceed
so that the bank will transfer the fund to your bank account.

1)Your full name and contact address
2)Your telephone and fax number for communication purpose
3)Your Ocupation, Age and Position

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 because i have every legal documents
that will back you up in claiming this fund as the rightful next of kin
to
late ENGR Hausman, Thomas Note:please Reply me through my alternative email
address barristerwilliams2007@yahoo.com

Best Regards,
REV Barrister Richard Williams






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