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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: "Dr. Akinwale Coker" <akinwalecoker@worldemail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 16:13:16 +0400
Subject: FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION



STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Dr.Akinwale Coker
Plot 19A ,Osbourne Street,
Victoria Island,Lagos.
Email:akinwalecoker@worldemail.com

FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION

RE:URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP/PARTNERSHIP.

It is my great pleasure to write this letter to you.First and
foremost I apologise for using this medium to reach you for
a transaction of this magnitude but this is due to
confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium.

Be informed that a member of the Nigerian Export Promotion
Council (NEPC) who was part of my government delegation
to your country during a recent Trade Exhibition gave your
enviable credentials/particulars to me while assuring me on your
competence to handle a business transaction involving a large sum
of money with absolute confidentiality.

Therefore I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation
with you in the execution of the deal described hereunder for
the benefit of all parties and while hoping you will keep it
as top secret because of the nature of this transaction).

Source:During the last military regimes here in Nigeria,government
officials set up companies and awarded themselves contracts that
were to be paid from the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) set up by the
military regime for the purpose of financing special projects and
these were grossly over-invoiced.The present civilian government have
constituted an Interim Management Committe (IMC) with the mandate to
investigate all contracts awarded as well as carry out debt verification
of all claims that have not yet been paid with a view of settling all
legitimate debts owed by the Federal Government of Nigeria to both local
and foreign contractors before the government wind up the Trust Fund.
We as members of this committee have identified a lot of inflated contract
funds which are presently floating in the Central Bank of Nigeria.
In the meantime,the government have already made a budget allocation for
the payment of these contracts,but by virtue of our position as civil servants
and members of this panel,we cannot acquire this fund in our names.I was delegated
as a matter of trust by my colleagues to look for an overseas partner into whose
account we would transfer the funds totalling (USD36,400,000.00) and you will be
adequately compensated with 25% of the entire sum, hence we are writing you this mail.

The present Civilian Government is determined to pay foreign contractors
all debt owed so as to maintain an amiable relationship with both the
Foreign Governments and Non Government Financial Agencies and to attract
foreign investment into our economy.We have decided to include our bills
for approval with the co-operation of some officials of the Federal Ministy
of Finance (F.M.F) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N.).We seek your assistance
in providing us with a good company account or personal account into which we can
remit this money,you will be acting as an ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR in this deal, the fund
will be paid to you.This we can do by SWAPPING of account information and changing of
beneficiary information to apply for payment. We prepare letters of claims and job description
on your behalf,on reception of the following information (your banker's name and address,account
number,your telephone and fax numbers)

It is our intention therefore,while having your understanding and
co-operation to invest 70% of this funds in pulp and paper manufacturing
plant for worldwide distribution and importation of agricultural and oil
prospecting equipment to sub-western region of Africa.While the balance 5%
will cater for all local and foreign expenses incurred in facilitating the
transfer of this funds.

Please contact me immediately you recieve this mail thus signifying your
capability and willingness to assist us.We are building our trust on
sincerity of purpose, mutual understanding and recommendation.The business
itself is 100% safe and fail proof, provided you treat it with utmost secrecy
and confidentiality and you follow my instructions carefully and religiously.
Your line of specialization does not matter as it cannot hinder
the successful execution of this transaction.

Again we look forward to doing business with you and solicit your utmost
confidentiality in this transaction.Thank you for your co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

Dr.Akinwale Coker





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