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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: williams_martins2005@tiscali.it
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 18:24:49 -0700
Subject: Engr.Williams Martins(Urgent Message)

Engr.Williams Martins
Plot 63 Block 6, Victoria Cresent Avenue,
Ikoyi Lagos Nigeria
Tel:234-8035646498
Email:Williams_Martins1@mail2world.com

Good day dear,

I know it may supprise you to receive this email from me as we have not
meet with each other before,My name is Williams Martins, an Engineer
with the Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd (ASCL). My duty includes awards of
contracts, vetting and making payments on behalf of my Ministry (ASCL).


SUBJECT: After due consideration, I have fully agreed to privately invest
extensively in your line of products/services. I am intending to retire
from government services to private business I decided to contact you for
an urgent business proposal. I have decided to deal with a neutral person
like you because of the nature of the transaction as I will equally be
happy to arrange with you on terms o! f trade and possible transfer of the
funds needed for the investment into your company's account or personal
account.

These funds were incurred as a kick back lifting of oil by the last top
military government. Note that the former President of Nigeria late Gen.Sani
Abacha and his Cabinet allowed the nations refineries to collapse. This
was a ground plot by the late head of state and his cabinets to enable
them lift the Nations oil through the back door to their foreign counterpart
in other to enrich their individual foreign bank account.

This money (US$22.3M) is now floating in the Federal Ministry of Finance
as a redundant fund waiting to be claimed. Because of our new Federal
Government Decree on Civil Servants, we are officially not allowed to own
a company or operate a foreign bank account. Hence my soliciting for your
assistance to enable me receives this fund into your company's account
or personal account pending when I come over for the sharing.

To enable me start the process and remittance of the fund into your bank
account successfully within 14 banking days, I need the following
information from you by fax or e-mail: your full name/ company name, your
telephone and fax numbers for easy communication, your contact address.

Note that as soon as I receive this information it will be forwarded to
the appropriate quarters for final processing and approvals. With the
modalities I have worked out it makes it possible for you to act as a contractor
who worked under my ministry and now waiting to receive his payment and
when satisfied by the agencies your bank account will be credited within
48 banking hours.

This transfer is 100% risk free having done all the underground workslocally
for the smooth transfer of the fund into your bank account within the shortest
period. I advised that you should keep this transaction a top secret and
rest all correspondence to fax, e-mail or phone only, because I am occupying
a sensitive position in the government circle and also this is once in
a lifetime opportunity.

Finally I want you to assure me that you will work on my instruction and
my own share of the money will be safe. You will be rewarded with 30%of
the total sum for your honest assistance and co-operation and the balance
of 70% remain for me.

Contact me by return mail through same address or alternatively throuhg
williams_Martins1@mail2world.com for any question and further discussion.

Awaiting your urgent response.

Best regards,

Williams Martins(Engr.)



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