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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: "Anthony Okafor" <anthonyokafor@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 03:10:30 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE.

BARRISTER ANTHONY OKAFOR CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
LAGOS -NIGERIA.
(TOP SECRET)

AttenSir/Ceo,

I am Barrister Anthony Okafor (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, late Engineer Steve Moore, an oil Merchant /
Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria ( http://www.oil.com/ ),
until his death Three years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to American
Airlines Flight 11, from Boston, Assachusetts,to Los geles,
California,crashedinto 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 anyofmy 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. Then
I have to contact you to assist me in repatriating the money left 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$27 Million 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$27 Million can be paid to you
and then you and I can share this money.60% to me and 30% to you,while 10%
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 dealthrough. 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 Name......................

2, Your contact Address....................

3,Your company name........................

4,Your country/state.........................

5,Your age.....................................

6, Your private phoneand fax number..................

For easy communicating for each others I await your kind response,Please if
you are interested and capable in handling this deal with me, due reply only
on my alternative email address for security reasons
(barr_anthony_okafor@yahoo.com) And note that the nurture of this deal needs
a very top secrecy

Best Regards,

Barrister Anthony Okafor (Esq)

BARRISTER ANTHONY OKAFOR CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
LAGOS -NIGERIA.
(TOP SECRET)

AttenSir/Ceo,

I am Barrister Anthony Okafor (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, late Engineer Steve Moore, an oil Merchant /
Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria ( http://www.oil.com/ ),
until his death Three years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to American
Airlines Flight 11, from Boston, Assachusetts,to Los geles,
California,crashedinto 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 anyofmy 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. Then
I have to contact you to assist me in repatriating the money left 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$27 Million 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$27 Million can be paid to you
and then you and I can share this money.60% to me and 30% to you,while 10%
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 dealthrough. 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 Name......................

2, Your contact Address....................

3,Your company name........................

4,Your country/state.........................

5,Your age.....................................

6, Your private phoneand fax number..................

For easy communicating for each others I await your kind response,Please if
you are interested and capable in handling this deal with me, due reply only
on my alternative email address for security reasons
(barr_anthony_okafor@yahoo.com) And note that the nurture of this deal needs
a very top secrecy

Best Regards,

Barrister Anthony Okafor (Esq)


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