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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: "nana jacques" <nanamadadugai1955@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: nanamadadugai1955@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 17:10:54 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KIN

Attn: Sir /Ma

This letter is not intended to cause any emarrassment in whatever
form, rather it is intended to contact your esteemed self, following the
knowledge of your high repute and trustworthiness.

Firstly, I must solicit your confidentiality. I know that a proposal of this
magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you
that it is made in good faith and will be of mutual benefit to both of us.

I am Barrister Nana Jacques a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Mr. Todd Roland Giggs, a national of
your country,who used to work with British/Dutch Shell Petroleum-development
Company Ltd in Nigeria, after referred as my client. On the 21st of April
2002, my client, his Wife and their three children were involved in a
ghastly car accident along sagamu express road.All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to
your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also
proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, to locate any member of his
family hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist me in claiming
his contract sum which he executed under Nigeria National Petroleum
Corperation(NNPC) before his sudden death. Particularly, the Federal
Ministry of finance(FMF) and the Bank where the deceased had his contract
fund valued at about
Eighteen Million,Five Hundred thousand United States Dollars(US$18.5million
dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for almost 3years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you are a foreigner and have foreign bank account, so that the
proceeds of this account valued at US$18.5million dollars can be paid to
your bank account.For Goodness sake, I will acquire all necessary legal
documents in your name 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.

Please get in touch with me by my e-mail
addresses and send me your telephone and fax numbers Upon your acceptance
to assist me
in other to enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Best Regards,

Barrister Nana Jacques

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