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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 Woven Martins" <xantini2@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 04:46:53 +0200
Subject: SEARCH FOR A NEXT OF KIN

FROM:BARRISTER WOVEN MARTINS(Xantini Associates Inc).
22 Esselen Avenue Randburg,South Africa
FAX:+ 27 11 643 3573
EMAI:xantiniassociates@excite.com

ATTN:PRESIDENT CEO DIRECTOR

Sir / Madam,

I am Barr.Woven Martins of the above named Law Firm, the personal Attorney
to the late Mr.Donald Yost,who worked for the BP Oil Exploration Company in
Southern Africa, herein after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2000, 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 their embassy to
locate any of my clients extended relatives.

This has proved unsuccessful. I came to know about you through an enquiry I
was making in the internet and from all indications I could ascertain that
you might be intesrested in assisting me to stand in as the next of kin for
the deceased, in order to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the bank.


Particularly, the bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
US$12 Million Dollars, has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confisticated within the next 21 official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful 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$12 Million Dollars can be
paid to you and then you and I can share the money, on the ratio of 70% for
me, and 30% for you.


I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make.Please ,all I require is your honest co-operation to enable us
see this business through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me by ALTERNATIVE email BELOW OR BY FAX NUMBER and
send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about
the details of this transaction.


Best regards,
Barrister Woven Martins
(Xantini Associates Inc)
FAX:+ 27 11 643 3573
EMAI:xantiniassociates@excite.com

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