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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: "kola peters" <kolapeters@msn.com>
Reply-To: kolapeters@excite.com
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 17:05:14 +0000
Subject: REQUEST FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.

Mr.Kola Peters.
N.N.P.C. Nigeria.
Victoria Island, Lagos.

Date: 13/09/2005.


Dear Sir/Madam,

REQUEST FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.

I am Hon.Mr. Kola Peters, the Director of Procurement and Contract Award at
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria. I apologized using this medium to reach you for a transaction/
business of this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality and prompt
access reposed on this medium. It is with trust that I wish to contact you
on this matter concerning the transfer of US$21Million Dollars.

Sometime ago, a contract was awarded by my Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to
an International Oil Firm, to Service, Turn Around Maintenance and
Rehabilitation Work on Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC)
Plant in Nigeria. This contract was over-invoiced by us (myself and one
junior colleagues) to the tune of (US$21Million United State Dollars).
Though the actual contract cost have been paid to the original contractor,
leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount,Which we have in
principles gotten approval to remit by Key Tested Telegraphic Transfer
(K.T.T) to any foreign bank account you will provide. It is based on this
that some officials in my department and I have decided to establish a
cordial business relationship with you, hence my contacting you.

We want you to present yourself as the Beneficiary to this fund, so that we
can release the fund into your account for safety and subsequent
disbursement. We have all modalities set. We have been disappointed some
years ago by a British, Mr. Rick Williams whom we trusted with a transaction
of this nature up to the tune of US$50Million U.S. Dollars. He is sitting on
our money for no apparent reason and refused to give us our share but we
believe that for his act of wickedness to us, he will never go unpunished by
God. Mr. Rick Williams still resides in London and enjoying our collective
money. Because of this we are afraid and we need your total trust and
assurance that you must be an honest and straight-forward person. As, we are
willing to try again with you believing in your good cooperation and
Faithfulness.

We have agreed to share the money thus:
1. 30% for the account owner (you).
2. 60% for my partners and me
3. 10% to be used in offsetting taxes and all local & foreign expenses.

Please, note that this transaction is 100% safe and risk free and we will
commence the transaction from the date of receipt of the following
information from you via e-mail. Please if you accept this proposal.

1. Your personal telephone and fax numbers and your contact address.
2. You're Bank name, address, telephone, fax as well as your Bank Account
numbers. Or you open a new account for this business.

With this information, we are going to put in application for the release of
this funds (US$21M) into your account for us all. Due to our sensitive
position, we cannot of Ford a slip in this transaction so contact me
immediately through my e-email address for further information on the
requirements and procedure for this transaction.

It will only take ten working days to conclude this business because once
you send the full name and address with your direct phone and fax number; we
shall credit your account through our Reserved Account in Europe or USA.

Remember that my present situation will not allow me to search for another
person, I absolutely HOLD YOU ON TRUST. Therefore we urge you to respond
immediately to this my email address to enable me commence with the
modalities of this transfer as we are well prepared to do this promising
transaction with you and hope to continue with you in future. Please treat
with the strictest confidentiality and utmost urgency.


Yours faithfully,
Mr.Kola Peters.

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