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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: martins blessing <b_martins2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 08:07:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Response Needed.


NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM (R.C.10610NNPC/FGN)
CORPORATION {NNPC},NIGERIA
CONTRACT NUMBER{NNPD/FGN/0276CONFILE0067
1998-2000.

DEAR.Sir/Madam,

It is with trust and confidence that I write this
urgent business assistance to you. I am a senior
accountant with the Nigerian national petroleum
corporation (NNPC) .I have been assigned by two of my
colleagues to seek for a trust worthy foreign partner
who will assist us in the transfer of the sum of U.S$
30,000,000.00(thirty million us dollars) only into a
safe foreign account pending on our arrival in your
country for sharing and utilization of the fund with
the owner of the account. On the 20th of January 1998
our corporation, the Nigerian national petroleum
corporation (NNPC), awarded a contract of
U.S$150,000,000,00 (one hundred and fifty million
united states dollars) only, to a foreign firm for the
supply of some equipment at the Kaduna refinery.The
actual contract value was U.S$120,000,000,00 (one
hundred and twenty million united states
dollars),only. But I and my colleagues being members
of the contract awarding committee over-inflated the
contract to the tune of U.S$150,000,000.00 (one
hundred and fifty million united states dollars) only,
with the intention of sharing the remaining balance
US$30,000,000.00 (thirty million united states
dollars) only among ourselves.
The contract has been successfully executed and the
actual contractors had been paid their
US$120,000,000.00 (one hundred and twenty million
united states dollars) only, in full leaving a balance
of U.S$30,000,000.00 which we now want to transfer out
of the country in our favour for disbursement among
ourselves. Meanwhile I and my two colleagues have
agreed that if you/your company can act as the
beneficiary of this fund U.S$30,000,000.00), you will
retain 30% of the total fund, for the assistance
rendered, while we would retain 60% of the total and
the balance of 10% of the total fund will be set aside
for the off-setting of all expenses that might be
incurred by both parties during the fund transfer
process. We are requesting you to co-operate with us
and provide a convenient account number in a
designated bank where this fund can be safely
transferred, we intend to come over there on the
completion of the fund transfer to secure our own
share of the fund.
Please, note that we have been careful and have
worked out all the modalities for a smooth transfer of
this fund to your chosen designated account before
contacting you .We would therefore not want you to
expose this proposal to any body for the purpose of
security and its confidential nature. Please be rest
assured that this transaction is 100% risk-free. If
this proposal is acceptable by you, please contact me
through my personal e-mail address for further
information on this transaction. Note that the
particular nature of your company’s business is
irrelevant to this transaction. Please your favorable
reply is urgently needed with your private phone and
fax number for heart to heart communication and also
your bank details,address,swift or sort code and your
residential address for easy and effective
communications.
This information is highly confidential and urgent.
Best regards
Thanks And God Bless
Mr.Blessing Martins.







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