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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: "Barr.Chinedu Abel.San" <barristerchabel@msn.com>
Reply-To: barristerchabel@gawab.com
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:05:50 +0000
Subject: Fund Inheritance


FROM THE DESK OF:BARRISTER CHINEDU ABEL
CHINEDU ABEL & Associates
No. 20, BURMA ROAD,APAPA, LAGOS - NIGERIA
Private Email barristerchabel@gawab.com
Private Number: +234-1-4761688

Dear Sir/Madam

My name is BARRISTER CHINEDU ABEL {SAN} . I am the personal Attorney to late
Engineer Thomas Reed a National of your country, who used to work with
shell Development company in Nigeria Here in after shall be referred to as
my client On MAY 6th 2001, my client, his wife, and their three children
were involved in a car accident along Sagamu express way. All occupants of
the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several
inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives,
this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to trace his l ast name over the Internet, to locate any
member of his family hence I contacted you.

I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money deposited by my client
before they the bank
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 ($16 Million US
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
($16 Million U S Dollars can be paid to you and then you and me Can share
the money.60% for me and 40% for you. I will revalidated and notarize all
the 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. If this
proposal is
accepted by you.

1.Your full name and address
2. Your tel and fax number and call me om above telephone number to ableme
prepare letter of claim and apply to Bank before I will go to Federal
Ministry of justice to secure all legal and official documents with your
nameas the next of kin to enable the bank release this fund to you Send
the information require to proceed



Best Regards
BARRISTER CHINEDU ABEL {SAN

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