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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: austinosal10@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 05:13:25 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20RESPOND=20NEEDED?=

Dear Sir/Madan,

I am Barrister Austin Osal(Esq), the Personal Attorney to a Foreign
Contractor,who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria. On the 11th
of September 2001, my client, a Mexican National, late Engineer A.Plowden,
an oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government
of Nigeria, until his death Three years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack
to American Airlines Flight 11, from Boston,assachusetts,to Los Angeles,
California,crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre with 86
people on board. All occupants of the Aeroplane
unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to Several Embassies 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 have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the moneyleft
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
US$30Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin,relatives
so
that the fund left will be transferred or have the account confiscated
within the next twenty official working days.Since I have been unsuccessful
in locating the the relatives for over 3 years now I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this
account valued at US$30Million can be paid to you and then you and I can
share this money. 60% to me and 35% to you,while 5% should be for expenses
or tax as your Government may require.

All I require is your honest and 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. I will want
you to send to me on your return email the following information for the
transfer in your favour.

1, Your full names

2, Your contact address

3, The name of bank you wish we will use in receiving
the fund successfully

4, The complete address of the bank


5, Your private phone and fax numbers where we will be
communicating to each other.


I await your kind response, Good day and God bless.

Best Regards,

Austin Osal(Esq)



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