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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: "Johnson Creek" <johnsoncreek11@creekchambers.org>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 23:03:56 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

JOHNSON CREEK & ASSOCIATES
(LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
# 12 ISAAC JOHN STREET.
IKEJA, LAGOS. NIGERIA.

Dear:Sir,

I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it
was borne out of desperation and Current development Please bear with me. I
am Barrister Johnson Creek, a solicitor at law.

I am the Personal attorney to Dr.Alida,a national of your country,an oil
consultant /contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.On
March 16 2004 my Client made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twenty four
calendar months, Valued at (US$28,700,000.00) in CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(CBN). Upon maturity, I sent a routine otification to her Forwarding address
but got no reply.After a month, I sent a reminder and finally I discovered
from her Contract employers, (The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation)
that she died in plane crash in Los Angeles (USA ) 9 involving the malibu
couple,Paul Tobias, the pilot, as you Can confirm it yourself via the
website below:

http://home.earthlink.net/~jetairpollution/id26.html

On further investigation, I found out that she died without making a Will,
and attempts to trace her next of kin was fruitless.I, therefore, made
further investigations and discovered that she did not declare any next of
kin or Relations on all official documents, including her bank deposit
Documents in my office. This sum of (US$28,700,000.00) is still in CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN), and the Interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each Year, No one will ever come forward to
claim it.According to Nigerian law, at the expiration of (two) years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody
applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to Stand as
the next of kin to her since you from the same country with her,so that the
Fruit of this woman's labor will not get into the hands of some Corrupt
Government officials Nigeria. This is simple, I will like you to provide
immediately your full name, private telephone/mobile# and address so that I
will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits, which will put you in
place as the next of kin.
As her Personal Attorney I have all right for the drafting and notarization
of the will and obtain the Necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favour for the transfer.Any bank account in
any part of the world, which you will provide.Regarding to the sharing
ratio, I will like to discused with you. As soon as you reply.If you are
interested, upon your response, I shall provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.

Futhermore,I have all necessary legal Documents that can be used to back up
any claim we may make.All I require is your honest 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.

Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this
Transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your country.Please upon the receipt
of this mail message, send to me the Following,to enable me start the
process of the fund into your bank account:

1. Your full Name and address.
2. The name of your bank and address/Telephone and fax numbers of the bank
3. Account numbers/beneficiary's name
4. Your private Telephone and fax numbers


Yours Sincerely,
Barrister Johnson Creek


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