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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: gambonasko-75@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 01:43:03 +0100
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED.




ATTN; Sir

I am GAMBO NASKO, the Chairman, Contract Awarding Committee of
the ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) with Headquarters

in Lome, Togo.I got your information in a business directory from the
Togolaise Chamber of Commerce and Industries when I searching for a
reliable, honest and trustworthy person to entrust this business
with. I was simply inspired and motivated to pick your contact from the

directory.
After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues, they were

very much satisfied and decided to contact you immediately for this
mutual business relationship. We wish to transfer the sum of USD15,
000,000.00 (fifteen Million United States Dollars only.) Into your personal

or company?s bank account. This fund was a residue of the over invoiced

contract bills awarded by us for the supply of ammunitions hard/soft
wares, pharmaceuticals/medical
items, light and heavy duty vehicles, apparels and other administrative

logistics etc for the ECOMOG in Sierra-Leone and Liberia during the
Peace Keeping Projects. This DEAL was deliberately hatched out and
carefully protected with all the attendant lope holes sealed off. As the

Chairman of CAC, I have the cooperation and mandate of the Financial
Director and the Secretary of the Organisation.We arranged and over invoiced

the contract funds supplied by different companies from different
countries during the crisis.

It was our consensus to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to
provide us with the facilities to transfer this money out of West
Africa. This is borne out of our belief in the non-stable and porous
political nature of this sub-region. The original contractors have been
duely
paid by the Banque Centrale Des Etats De L`Afrique De L`Ouest (Central
Bank of the West African States) through our bankers-Societe Generale
Banque.This balance is suspended in the escrow accounts awaiting claims

by any foreign company of our choice. We intend to pay out this
fund NOW as the organization is winding up its activities since the aim

of returning PEACE to the countries and the coast has been achieved.
Based on the laws and ethics of employment, we as civil servants
working under this organization, are not allowed to operate a foreign
account. This is the more reason why we needed your assistance to provide
an
account that can sustain this fund for safe keeping and our future
investment with your comprehensive advise, assistance and partnership in

your country.
It is however agreed, as the account owner in this deal to allow you
30% of the entire sum as compensation, 65% will be held on trust for us

while 5% will be used to defray any incidental charges and cost during
the course of the transaction.
This transaction will be successfully concluded within 14 days if you
accord us your unalloyed and due cooperation. You should provide the
followings;

YOUR COMPANY`S NAME WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS, TEL AND FAX NUMBERS. (If
available)
THE NAME OF YOUR BANK, ITS ADDRESS WITH TEL, FAX AND TELEX NUMBERS.THE
ACCOUNT NUMBER, THE COMPLETE MAILING ADRRESS OF THEBENEFICIARY WITH
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
Upon the receipt of this informations,the document and approval with
the texts will be sent to you for confirmation and then forwarded to the

organization for ratification and subsequent payment.
As with the case of all organised (sensitive) and conspired DEALS, we
solicit for your unreserved confidentiality and utmost secret in this
business. We hope to retire peacefully and lead a honourable business
life afterwards. There are no risks involved.
The reply must be through this e-mail box;[ gambonasko@presidency.com]
for more intimate and detailed discussions. .

Regards,

GAMBO NASKO



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