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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: "maxwell arah" <mrmaxwellarah@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 14:15:27 +0000
Subject: TRUST, WE CAN SHARE.

CONFIDENTIAL

FROM THE DESK OF: MR. MAXWELL ARAH
Director General, Fed. Min. Finance
Lagos, Nigeria.

Dear Sir,

REQUEST FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

I got your contact as a result of my discreet search for a reputable foreign
business partner in your country. I am interested in doing business with
you. I am Mr. Maxwell Arah, Director General, Federal Ministry of Finance,
Lagos and I hope to retire very soon into private business with you as my
foreign partner.

I am prepared to go into partnership agreement with you but I will need your
assistance in securing on my behalf the sum of US$28.650 Million (Twenty
eight million six hundred and fifty
thousand U.S Dollars only), being over invoiced Federal Government of
Nigeria, World Bank Assisted Rural Electrification Projects contract
proceeds now ready for payment by the present administration in this year
budget.

Since I am still in active Government service, it is not possible to secure
the fund in my name for obvious reasons. I shall process necessary
documents/invoices and file payment application for the fund to be released
to you for our joint business ventures. I consider this a once in a lifetime
opportunity to get the needed capital for my future after retirement Please,
treat this offer with top secrecy because we need to conclude this deal with
absolute confidentiality.

To demonstrate my willingness to conclude this deal with you, I am prepared
to offer you a good negotiable percentage (30%) of the money to be secured
by you and another negotiable percentage (10%) from our joint ventures.

Be assured that this transaction is to our mutual benefit and will not
affect you in anyway presently or in future. With your full co-operation, we
can conclude this transaction within the next 14 working days upon the
receipt of good bank account details from you.

Let me know immediately your response to this proposal so that we can
arrange meetings and enter into possible agreements.

Direct your reply to me through my direct email address at
maxwellarah@hotmail.com
Yours faithfully,

Mr. Maxwell Arah

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