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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: "Henry Brown" <dr_henryo@handbag.com>
Reply-To: chief_henry0@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 18:41:02 -0700
Subject: Urgent and call me

From: Chief (Dr.) Henry Brown
Tel: 234-803-7729277


Dear Sir,

URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL FOR TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$56,000,000 ONLY

It is my pleasure to write this message to you to solicit for your assistance
to execute this beneficial business. Though I know that this proposal and
letter might come as a surprise to you since we have not known each other
before, please bear with me.
My name is Chief (Dr.)Henry Brown, I am the Chairman, Contract Award Committee
in the office of the Presidency, Federal Republic of Nigeria. In 1999, my
committee awarded a contract to a Japanese firm (FUJIOKA CORPORATION) for
the Rehabilitation of the Kaduna and Port Harcourt Refineries in Nigeria.

The actual contract value was signed at the tune of $105,763,420.15 (One
Hundred and Five Million, Seven Hundred and Sixty Three Thousand, Four Hundred
and Twenty Dollar, Fifteen Cent). But I and my committee over- invoiced
it to the tune of $151,763,420.15. The Fujioka Corporation has completed
the contract and handed over to the government in the year 2003 while the
Federal Government has at the same time paid them their total contract value
of $105,763,420.13 through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Then the sum
of US$56million being the over invoiced sum is still floating unpaid in
the Central Bank of Nigeria consolidated account.

Now, I have concluded every necesssary arrangement with the Government Central
Bank of Nigeria who have approved the payment and directed that I should
forward the banking particulars and beneficiary of the fund. As you can
understand through this letter, this fund stands in no bodies name since
the original contractor have received their actual contract payment. Anybody
I present to the Central Bank assumes the beneficiary of the fund.

In this regards, I would want to present your name to the Central Bank of
Nigeria to assume the ownership of this fund and claim it in your bank account
on our behalf. While I will process all the documents that will present
you legitimately as a bonafide contractor who executed contract with the
Federal Government of Nigeria to that tune so that you will boldly receive
the fund without fear or doubt.

If you are interested to assist me transact this business, you will be require
to send to me the following: 1. YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, NAME OF THE BANK
AND ADDRESS 2. YOUR FULL NAMES, TELEPHONE/FAX NO. AND ADDRESS. 3. YOUR COMPANY'S
NAME AND ADDRESS IF ANY.

All the necessary documentations will be genuinely processed and transcribed
in your name and forward tothe bank for the transfer proper. Note very importantly
that there is no risk involved in this transaction. It is 100% risk free
guarantee.

After the successful execution of the transaction, the fund will be shared
as follows: 30% of the total amount for you, 10% will be for every expenses
incured in the process of the transaction while 60% will be for me and my
committee but will be in your account since we are not authorised to operate
a foreign bank account as civil servants, pending when we shall meet with
you in your country for a joint investment.

Please if you are not pleased with the sharing formular, you are free to
ask questions for any necessary amendment.

I will be very grateful if you can honour my request and give it urgent
attention knowing that it will benefit both of us. Other informations will
be duly given to you upon the receipt of your favourable response. Please
reply to my private email box chief_henry0@yahoo.co.uk

Thanks and God bless you.

Yours faithfully,
Chief(Dr.) Henry Brown


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