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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?pascal=20okpara?= <pascalng2002@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 23:07:31 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE.

Dr PASCAL OKPARA,
e-mail Address; pascalng2002.co.uk

Dear sir,

REQUEST FOR URGENT / CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP.

I am sorry for this unsolicited mail to you.I know this is an unconventional way of starting up a relationship,but with time you will know the reasons of this action.

I am Dr.Pascal Okpara, the financial Controller and Contract Award Committee Chairman in the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) in Lagos, Nigeria. My colleagues have assigned me to seek for assistance of a reliable foreigner through whom we can transfer the sum of US$30.500,000.00(Thirty Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars) which arose from deliberate over- inflated contract value for the General expansion of the Kanji Dam Thermal Station on behalf of National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) for increased energy generation to Nigeria and some other West Africa Countries.

The Contract was awarded in 1997 during the last Military regime to an
expatriate firm with the consideration of 10% commission agreement on the total contract value.
The contract has been completed and the contractor has long been paid, we are now left with this US$30,500,000.00 representing the 10% our own share as agreed which is presently in the Federal Government account.

The favorable political/economic climate in this country now presented an
opportunity for this money to be transferred out of the country.
That is the reason why I am contacting you in search of a reliable forigner.
I dont know whom you are,neither have I entered into any kind of business transaction with you to know your extend of honesty.
But my instinct instructed me to have this transaction executed with you.

This assurance gave me courage to link you up for this particular transaction,and I hope it will be of mutual benefit to all of us involved.
Our contact in the Federal Ministry of Finance have given us a go a head advice to begin the process of the remittance, hence we have set in motion the machinery for the take off of the transaction and further action will commence immediately we hear from you.

We have agreed that after the transfer of the money into your account, you shall be entitled to 20% of the total amount transferred, while 10%will be set aside for expenses made on the proccess and the remaining 70% will be for us.

The nature of your business is not particular relevant for the success of this transaction.
All we require is your willingness to co-operate and assurance that our own share will be given to us when this money is transferred into your account.

All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure a no risk situation on the sides of both parties and it is believed that the conclusion of this transaction will not last more than fourteen (14)working days.

However, we are going to retrieve the whole documents that will be related to this transaction so that both parties will be protected after the transfer of the money into your account.

Since we have no knowledge of business, our plan is to invest this money into Real Estate, Stocks and we can also invest in some other profitable business in your country based on your advice because many of our years has been spent as Civil Servant, and we may likely resign from government service to privat businesses after this money is transferred into your Account.

Please note that this business is strictly confidential and must not be disclosed to a third party. This is necessary to avoid disclosure that may jeopardize the transaction.

Finally, if this proposal is acceptable to you or if you have any questions, feel free to contact me on private E-mail address; pascalng2002.co.uk You should also send to me your private telephone / fax numbers, for easy and confidential communication.

Contact me on my private e-mail address stated above. I will oblige you with further information if so required.

Best Regards.
Dr, PASCAL OKPARA,
NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY
HEAD OFFICE: MARINA LAGOS






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