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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: abrakajohn@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 04:50:03 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?urgent=20business=20transaction?=

NIGERIAN LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS
LAGOS CENTRAL OFFICE
LAGOS-NIGERIAN


DEAR Sir/Madam

RE: TRANSFER OF USD45,500,000.00 (FORTY-FIVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) TO A SAFE ACCOUNT

I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my capacity as Chief Accountant
and in full agreement with the Auditor-General of this Company (Nigeria
Liqiuified Natural Gas) . We scrutinized all ecords and the accounts of
awarded and executed ontracts of this company (NLNG) during the revious
military regime, since the inception of democracy in Nigeria and carefully
uncover and mapped out a whopping sum USD $45.5m which we want to transfer
into your account as the beneficiary. It might interest you to know that
beginning of his current civilian government at a working ssets capital
of USD 3billion and will definitely gulp more USD 2 billion on the completion
of the fifty part. You can authentically apply for supply if it interest
you to be our client with full guarantee from me.

The money $45.5m has been approved for payment by this company NLNG, the
Federal Ministry of Finance (endorsed by the Accountant General of
the Federation) and to be paid by the Apex bank of Nigeria under contract
number, AG/FGN/FMF/CBN/B2517/99. As top civil Servants, we are not authorized
to operate foreign bank ccounts hence our decision to use your account
in full trust and confidence to transfer this money outside Nigeria. We
have accepted you as our oreign partner and will regularize and update
the approvals to reflect you as the true beneficiary of the contract sum
USD $45.5m(FORTY FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR).

Moreover, it is pertinent to note that it is not risky and does not require
much engagements since we have taken care of the deal in full capacity.
We have resolved to give you 25% of the total sum for your assistance. If
you are interested in this deal, please, contact me through my email. Address
above for more lively information. Remember to ve to me your phone and
fax lines through which l can send you approved documents for your perusal.

I am anxiously waiting for your response with hope that you will understand
the confidential nature of this transaction.PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THIS
EMAIL ADDRESS(abrakajohn@yahoo.com)

Best regards
MR Abraka John




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