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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: "Bright Chidi" <bright_chidi@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 17:42:58 +0000
Subject: I need your urgent respond,

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER BRIGHT CHIDI (ESQ).
AMAZING GRACE CHAMBER,
BRIGHT CHIDI & CO.
#5, RAUFU WILLIAMS CRESCENT,
LAGOS, NIGERIA .
PRIVATE E-mail:(barristerbright40@myway.com)
(URGENT ASSISTANCE.)


Hello Good Day,


Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you. Although we
never met before but I got your email Through email marketing firlm and
commerce, but I have every reason to believe that you are a highly respected
personality, considering the fact that I got your E-mail address through
email marketing firlm, my network online, in my searching for a reliable and
reputable person to handle this ransaction, which involves huge sum of
funds.

I am Barrister Bright Chidi, Personal Attorney to late Mr, Alberth Stauffer,
A foreign construction engineer who was resident here in Nigeria.My client
died with his family while on Vacation at Phuket Island in Thailand in
December 2004.Asia Earth Quake Disaster(TSUNAMI
DISASTER) On the 6th of January 2005,I recieved a phone call as his personal
Attorney which broke the tragic news of my clients death in the Tsunami
disaster.Since then I have made severalenquiries to
locate any of his extended relatives.This has proved unsuccessful,


After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over the internet but all to no avail hence I contacted you. I seek your
consent and assistance in repartriating The money and property left behind
by my late client before it gets confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where the deposit is lodged.


The deposit is valued (US$6,000,000.00 United States Dollars only) and
it is lodged with (DIAMOND BANK NIGERIA PLC). The bank has issued me an
ultimatum to present a next-of-kin of the deceased to inherit the funds or
have the account declared unserviceable two weeks ago.The board of directors
of his bank adopted a resolution and I was
mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment ofthis money within 28
working days or forfeit the money to the bank as an abandoned property.

The bankers had planned to invoke the abandonedproperty decree of 1996 to
confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me.

I hereby seek your consent to present you to the bank as next-of-kin to my
late client Engr Alberth Stauffer so that the proceeds of this account
valued US$6,000,000.00 can be transferred to you as nheritance, and
thereafter you and me will share the money; 50% to me and 45% to you, while
5% will be donated to the Tsunami Disaster Charity Fund.and any
miscellaneous expenses that might be incure in the cause of this
transaction.

All I require is your financial support, and full honest co-operation to
enable us see this deal through and secure all the legal documents.

I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.To commence the
process of claiming the funds,


I will require the following information's from you.And if you are capable
to handle this deal with me Quicklyget back to me through my alternative
mail for urgent attention (barristerbright40@myway.com )

1.Your Full names,
2.Your Telephone and fax numbers,
2.Residence Address,
4.Your occupation /and age,
5.Your conpeney address and name if any,

With this listed information I will proceed to the bank (DIAMOND BANK
NIGERIA PLC) and summit your deters for urgent perusal,

Yours Sincerely.
Barrister Bright Chidi.


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