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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.Alex Okoh" <dr_alex_okoh008@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_alex_okoh@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 00:40:32 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE!!!!

OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN
CONTRACT AWARD COMMITEE.
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES
(ECOWAS)HEADQUARTERS,ABUJA
FEDERAL REPULIC OF NIGERIA.

"Strictly confidential"
ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR USD 32 MILLION
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Attn: Pls.

Forgive my indignation if this massage comes to you as a surprise and if it
might offend you with out your prior consent and writing through this
channel.
I am Dr.alex okoh (KSM) the chairman, contract award committee of economic
community of west African states(ECOWAS)Abuja Nigeria.

l was simply inspired and motivated to contact you. Honestly,my contacting
you is just a practical fate and i believe that God has a purpose making us
meet or know each other via this medium.
After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues, they were very
much satisfied and we decided to contact you immediately for this mutual
business relationship
Presently,we are winding up our operations in Liberia,Ivory Coast,Sierra
Leone and paying off all our international suppliers that supplied relief
materials,logistics equipments and other materials to the organisation
during the CIVIL WAR in the areas mentioned above.

As a result,the ecowas fund payment allocation committee in their meeting on
22nd april 2004,approved the final payment of the international suppliers
outstanding bills.
I and my colleagues over invoiced the supplies made by the international
suppliers to the tune of U.S$32 million,which the ecowas fund payment
allocation committee irrevocably approved for payment.
Now I and my colleagues will like to use you as one of the international
suppliers that supplied relief materials and logistic equipments to the
ECOWAS during the civil wars in Liberia,Sierra Leone and Ivory coast in
other to transfer this over invoiced amount U.S$ 32 million through you.
We have made adequate arrangements to effective transfer of this money once
you accept to co-operate with us.If you agree to assist us in this
project,please urgently reply this mail and indicate your interest to enable
us send text of application to you which you will re-write and fax to the
ecowas organisation officially for ratification and subsequent transfer into
your designated bank account.
This transaction will be successfully concluded within 14 working days if
you accord us your unalloyed and due co-operation.Note: We have decided to
compensate you with 30% of the total sum transfered for your kind
assistance.
Please do not entertain any atom of fear in this transaction,it is risk
free.
Thanks while i look forward to your positive response.

Regards,

Dr.alex okoh

Please get back to me at(dr_alex_okoh@yahoo.co.in)

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