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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: sanioguma@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 01:59:33 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Pls=20Treat=20With=20Urgency=20and=20Despatch?=

FROM THE DESK OF SANI OGUMA
SANI OGUMA & ASSOCIATES,
WEST AFRICA.
PRIVATE EMAIL: s.o.a@consultant.com

ATTN:

I am barrister Mr. Sani Oguma, a solicitor at law. I am writing you
this mail to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out this
once in a life time business opportunity.

On the 21st of April 1999, One of my clients, his wife and
their three Children were involved in a car accident
along Sagbama express-road. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to the embassy to locate
any of his extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful. My client until his death was an expatriate
employee with Chevron Oil Exploration Company in Nigeria.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
not to let his hard earned money be forfitted
but used to help the society or for charity.

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 here where the huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Standard Trust Bank, where the
deceased had an account valued at over $17million (Seventeen Million
U.S dollars, has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confiscated within the next 14
official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over 5 years now, I seek your consent to
present you as the beneficiary/next-of-kin to the deceased
so that this amount of about $17million dollars can be immediately
claimed and transferred to your nominated account. All necessary
legal and official documents shall be well perfected to back up the
claim.Without mincing words, I have agreed that the money when
successfully in your custody shall be shared thus; 40% for you and
50% for me, while 10% will take care ofincidental expenses that may
be incured in the course of this project.

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 you are interested,
please reply to email; s.o.a@consultant.com, stating your name and
telephone number.

Sincerely yours,


Sani Oguma.

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