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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: MRS NGOZI OkONJO <mrs_ngoziio@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 11:08:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: TRANSFER OF TEN MILLION


From Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Minister Of Finance Nigeria
24-worker street off bank road awolowo
Express road Lagos

Dear brother/sister

I am Nigerian Finance Minister, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, First I must insist on your confidence in this transaction. I am making this contact with you based on reliable information available to us courtesy of internet business index and confirmed by your trust, I am convinced you would be capable to provide me with a solution to a money transfer transaction of US$10,000,000 (Ten million United States Dollars).

This money was over estimated by the Federal Government Of Nigeria on financial firm, We Projected the some of 30,million US Dollars in an national oil business index and he signed the sum of 40,million US Dollars unknowi ngly. we dont have time with this transaction so we have to work this out Asap.I have sent the money to a Security Company that will help us transfers this money to your account in your country. And invest with the money. Now I call on your urgent attention regards this transfer and I will like you to be my foreign partner that will take good care of the funds and advi ce on a better business that the funds will be invested on in your country.
I am contacting you to assist us transfer this money to your account in your country, and we have agreed to give you 20% of your help, 70% will be for me and for the minister, and the remening 10% will be use for setlement reagrds on the transftering perioud .Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me, as i believe that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest possible time if you signify interest to assist me.
I hope we can be very productive together, trust and confide in one another, Is not that i cannot do the transaction on my own but as civil servants we are not allowed to operate international account that is why I contacted you.
Please you are advised to keep this matter to your self, as i do not want it to be exposed in order not to jeopardize my chances of succeeding.
Let it be known to you that this transaction is hundred percent risks free and your security has been well taken care of. if you are interested in this transaction, contact me with my Personal email for further clarifications.

Kind regards
Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Minister Of Finance Nigeria
24-worker street off bank road awolowo
Express road Lagos






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