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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: <donaldchambers@YouKnowWho.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:24:14 +0100
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE. MR FROM DONALD ANAN.

ATTENTION/

I am Barrister Donald Anan,a solicitor at law. I am
the personal attorney to one of my client a national
of your Country, who used to work as a contract with
Shell Petroleum Development Company in Togo, herein
after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st
of April 2002, my client, his wife and their three
children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu
express road, all occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost there lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your
embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this was 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 repartrating the money left behind by
my client before they get confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits
were lodged.

Now the Bank, where the deceased had an account valued
at about US$20.5million dollars has issued me a notice
to Provide the Next of Kin or have the account
confisicated within the next 14 official working
days. Since I have been unsuccesfully in locating the
relatives for Over 2 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$20.5million
dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can
share the money 40% to you and 60% to me.
As legal practitioner, I can procure 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 you that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect both parties
from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me through my above E-mail
address to enable us discuss further, and also, you
are advice to furnish me with your telephone number
including your fax number, your mobile phone as
well including your date of birth and place of birth
and your proffession and your full contact address.

Best regards,
Barrister Donald Anan.
Alternative Email Add.(donaldchambers2005@yahoo.com)

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