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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: "Rotimi Adams" <rotimi_adamss2@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 22:40:03 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION

Rotimi Adams& Bar Associate
Attorney Avenue, Plot 401'
private Email:rotimiadams@steam.to
Cell Phone +234-803-545-7547

ATTENTION

It is with heartfelt hope that I write to seek your co-operation and
assistance in the context stated below, I am Barrister Rotimi Adams,the
personal attorney to the late Mr. Frank Gibbs. I got your contact
through
the help of my sister-in-law that works with the American Chambers of
Commerce and Tourism, though I did not disclose to her my humble
intention
for an honest foreigner like you, having noted the confidence reposed
on
your person by the sponsor of the recommendation.

My late client was the Chief Executive officer of {Agip petroluem
Development Company} for 15 years and he was retired on the 30th day of
September 2001. After a month, My client and his entire family died on
their
way to a Conference in a Car crash on the 30th day of October 2001.

Before his death my client had a total sum of US$20m with a finance
house
Hoping of transferring the fund to his country {United States of
America}
after his retirement as soon as he comes back from the
conference.According
to the {DEED OF WILL} made by my late client, He wrote a
{DEED OF WILL} that if anything should happen to him, That i should
locate
any of his family member.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4
years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased
since you are a foreigner like my late client. I agree to pay you 40%
of
the fund as the account owner, 60% for me.do Provide the following
information for the application processing.

1 your full name.................
2 contact address................
3 phone and fax number............
4 Age..... .......................

All this information will enable me write an application to the bank on
your behalf. and present you to the bank as the real next of kin to my
late
client.

All requires is your honest cooperation to enable us see this business
successful. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement which will protect you from any breach of the law.

Frank Gibbs was a very good man and it is not wise for me to allow his
hard
earned wealth to be stolen by the greedy directors of the finance
house.

Thanks and God bless.

Barrister Rotmi Adams

NB.ALL REPLY SHOULD BE SENT TO MY ALTERNATIVE MAIL BOX
(rotimiadams@steam.to)



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