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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: williamsegobia@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:18:17 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20RESPONSE=2E?=

HON. WILLIAMS EGOBIA
CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OFFICE
GARDEN HOUSE, INDEPENDENCE VILLA
PLOT.141B ADMIRALTY GARDEN WAY
LEKKI PENINSULA, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS - NIGERIA.
E-mail:(williamsegobia@uymail.com)


Sir,

recommendations made about you by a reputable official in your country´s
Chamber of Commerce who guaranteed your reliability and trustworthinessin
business dealings, I wish to propose this lucrative business deal forour
mutual benefits.

I HON. WILLIAMS EGOBIA the Chairman of Contract Award and Monitoring Committee
for Federal Government of Nigeria (Nigeria /West Africa) and Senior Auditorof
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Ghana Liquefied
Gas Project have in our possession, documents to remit the sum of US38.6M
(ThirtyEight Million, Six Hundred Thousand US.Dollars Only)into a reliable
foreign account for our personal use. This sum originated from over-invoiced
contract for the supply of
petrochemical pipeline equipment to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC)
and Ghana Liquefied Natural Gas project by a Bulgarian Company in July 2002
on contract No:NNPC/AX/POX885/514-8. The benefited contractor had since
been paid in full. However, the over-invoiced sum in the contract payment
voucher to the tune of US38.6M(ThirtyEighty Million, Six Hundred Thousand
US.Dollars Only) has been approved for payment as part of the grand total
for project executed.


Meetings have been held in respect of this with other reputable officials
in the corporation, Federal Ministry of Finance and conclusion arrived
at to collaborate with a foreign firm/individual to claim this fund for
our mutual benefits. As Civil Servants, my country´s policy does not allow
us to operate foreign accounts. It is for this reason that I have been mandated
to communicate with you for your maximum assistance and cooperation. An
agreement has also been reached to compensate you with 30% of the total
sum to be remitted into your bank account for your assistance, 10% set aside
for all expenses to be incurred by both parties in the course of the transaction
while the remaining 60% will be our (Officials). Be informed that the transaction
is risk free as all arrangement have been concluded on our side and should
be kept strictly confidential at all times, since all the officials are
still in the active service of government and do not need any undue publicity,
by involving third party. What we actually want is your total support and
promise that you will not disappoint us or rather betray the trust we have
in you.

NOTE: Your line of business does not necessarily matter in this transaction,
all that matters is your honesty and ability to keep our share for us, when
the fund has been transferred into your nominated bank account. Let me know
your interest immediately through the above telephone or fax number and
if this proposal from my explanation interest you, please arrange and forward
to me via above email address:

1Your bank particular i.e Bank Name, Bank Address and your Account Number.
2Your private telephone and fax number through which Ican reach during and
after business hours.It is with these government agencies concerned for
the payment of the money into your bank account. The business will take
about fourteen (14) information from you. For security reason concerning
this transaction, you are being advised to communicate us strictly by E-mail
above only.

Looking forward to doing business with you, treat as very urgent.

Best regards,
HON.WILLIAMS EGOBIA



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