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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: "PRESIDENCY" <presidency_g02@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: frankjohn13@jumpy.it
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:41:41 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT APPROVAL


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA Senate
House Committee on Foreign Contract Payment
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT
PAYMENT) REF:FGN /SNT/STB



Date:
13th Sep 2004
GOVERNMENTS NOTICE
NO? 1?


ATTN: Sir/Madam

We, the entire members of the Federal House of Senate, on behalf of the
Federal Republic of Nigerian Government under the auspices of the civilian
Head of State, President Olusegun Obasanjo have unanimously decided and
plead for your forgiveness and for you to revert your distrust upon the
entire arms of the government and Nigeria as a body. All efforts are being
put into practice to chastise all our corrupt officials, presenting the
country as scam Nation before the world. This is a bid to uphold and maintain
our international reputation and premise to the United Nation, OPEC, ECOWAS
and the rest of the International Organization and the World as a whole.
There was an inflow in our Nigerian Oil Well Reserve Trust Account, as a
result of the involvement of International Financial Institutions such as
UN, IMF, WORLD BANK and PARIS CLUB in the development of regional economy,
sufficient funds have been approved for the settlement of every foreign
firm who executed contract in Nigeria and who are still yet unpaid. On the
receipt of your full outstanding foreign contract amount, we request that
you contact the office of the IMF/World Bank informing them that you have
been paid, for this will help to change our image before the world/international
community.


We strictly instruct and advise that you contact only The Director, CITI
BANK PLC Dr. FRANK JOHN on his 24hour Direct Telephone 234-17765057, FAX:
234-1-7592983 YOU CAN AS WELL REPLY HIM TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS; frankjohn13@jumpy.it
because of time deference and arrange on the mode of transferring of your
accrued interest payment approved by the Senate House and Federal Government.


We are paying you interest of US $ 3.5 million dollars. We advise you to
desist from having other contacts until your payment is confirmed for your
own interest reconfirm to him your banking information's. And send your
telephone and fax number to him Thank you for your anticipated cooperation
and remain bless.

Thanks for working with Federal Republic of Nigeria

CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO
MEMBER President,FederalRepublic of Nigeria

DR. ADOLPHUS WABARA

SENATE PRESIDENT

SENATOR JIM NWOBODO




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