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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 BEN FAVOUR" <barristerbenfavour@barristerbenfavour.net>
Reply-To: almsfavour@excite.com
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:52:14 +0000
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME!!!

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME!!!
From: Ben Favour
Ben Favour & associates (EO&S)
Plot 102 Williams street Victoria Island
Lagos-Nigeria.
Please Reply To: Email: almsfavour@excite.com

Attention: Friend

I am Barrister Ben Favour a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to
one of the victims, who used to work with one of the oil company's in
Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. See website below:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

On the 31st July 2000, my client, his wife and their two children were
involved in a Air France concord plane crash bound for New York in their
plan for a world cruise. All the passenger lost their lifes Since then I
have made several enquiries to his country's embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last 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 unserviceable by
the bank where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the finance
company where the deceased had an account valued at about $8.5million
dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within the next ten official working days. 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 of the deceased since you have the
same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at $8.5million
dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money, 60% to
me and 40% to you.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make. 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.

Please get in touch with me by my email as above, or alternatively through
almsfavour@excite.com



Best regards,

Barr. Ben Favour (ESQ)
Ben Favour & associates (BF&A)
Plot 102 Williams street Victoria Island Lagos-Nigeria

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