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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: idowumartins1@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 04:44:58 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

ROM: MR. Idowu Martins

Dear Friend, I am Idowu Martins
chairman contract award committee for the petroleum special trust fund.I
know that these letters will come to you as a surprise since we have not
met in person. please bear with me. we are in search for a reliable and
honest partner abroad that we can entrust with the sum of us$35 million.(THIRTY
FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) These funds originated from contract
we executed for the petroleum trust fund (PTF) Purpose for the supply and
installations of oil-pipeline to Port-Harcourt and Warri Refineries. This
contract has been executed and full payments have been made to the contractors
who executed these contract leaving behind us$35 million as an over-invoice
amount for we the committee members. In view of this, my colleagues have
mandated me to look for a foreign partner abroad who will receiveThese fund
on our behalf. Which means that you will provide us with any account of
your choice where we can lodge these fund immediately.I will be visiting
your country upon your confirmation in receipt of fund in your nominated
account to know you better and discuss investment or importation of goods
back to our country. DISBURSEMENT OF THE FUND IS AS FOLLOWS:30% of the total
sum will be your shareWhile 60% will be for me and my colleagues 10% will
be an outstanding amount to settle any incurred expenses during the transfer.
WE ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND VERY LEGITIMATE
AS ALL MODALITIES HAVE BEEN PERFECTED BY US WITH OUR CONNECTION IN GOVERNMENT
What matters most is honesty on your side and for you to keep everything
confidential until this fund is dully remitted into your nominated account.
If this business interests you, please do not hesitate to email me as a
matter of urgency with your contact phone and fax numbers so that I can
give you more details. Cheers and God bless you.please reply me throught
my altanative email

box idowumartins22@yahoo.com

MR.Idowu Martins

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