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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: johnsonosege@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 17:02:18 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?i=20await=20your=20quick=20response?=


I am Dr. Johnson Osege. the director of Contract Awards and Finance Allocations
of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing. I presided over the award
of the building of the federal government satellite housing estates at Karu,
in Abuja, the new federal capital city of Nigeria.

During the bid for the contract, I had a pact with the eventual winner of
the bid and the contractor of the project to inflate the contract sum to
the tune of US$30 Million Dollars. The contract has since been executed,
and job completion certificate duly awarded. Furthermore, the payment for
the contract has been fully made to the contractor leaving behind the over-inflated
amount of US$30 million Dollars, which I have secured under contract ref.
No: FMWH/FRN/108X01/2002.

The problem now is that as a senior civil servant, I am prohibited by the
civil service code from running a private
business or foreign bank account. Moreover, I am required to declare my
assets annually with the civil service
commission for verification and clearance, and therefore, cannot defend
this large amount of money as an addition to my assets without compromising
my reputation and the impeccable records I have achieved over the years.

Therefore, I need your cooperation as a foreigner to send to me your company
name or personal name, which I will present as a sub-contractor in the execution
of the project/contract to claim the fund on my behalf.

For volunteering your cooperation in this deal, you are entitled to 20%
of the fund. Should this be acceptable to
you, kindly indicate in writing and confirm the following: Telephone and
fax numbers for prompt communication.
Bank name, address and account number where the fund will be moved.
Full name of company and address or personal name and address that will
serve as the eneficiary/sub-contractor
to claim the fund.

Furthermore, as soon as this fund is transferred into your bank account,
I will require you to still act as my agent
in investing my share in estates/landed properties and financial securities
in your country.

I want to emphasize here that this deal is free from any form of risk from
both parties as great care has been
exercise in perfecting it, and therefore, I enjoin you to approach it with
an open mind and without any fear
whatsoever. As a deal, I make haste to advise that you should be private
about it.

Kindly channel all correspondences through:
johnsonosege@yahoo.co.uk

Dr.Johnson Osege.
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