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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: amadi1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:27:12 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Urgent=20Proposal?=

FROM: MR. AMADI EKE,
NATIONAL CONTRACT PAYMENT COMMISSION,
PLOT.12 OBAKRAN AVENUE, PMB 8964,
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Email: amadi_fcpc1@yahoo.de
TEL#:234-1-4796638.

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

IT IS PERTINENT TO NOTE THAT THIS EMAIL WILL ARRIVE TO YOU AS A
SUPPRISE, AND I HUMBLY APOLOGISE FOR THE INCONVENIENCES THIS
MIGHT CAUSE YOU. MEANWHILE, I AM MR. AMADI EKE, THE
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL CONTRACT PAYMENT COMMISSION OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

I HAVE CONSIDERED IT NECESSARY AMONGST OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES,
TO INTIMATE YOU OF THIS FORTHNIGHT BUSINESS TRANSACTION, WHICH I
BELIEVE WILL BE OF HIGH INTEREST AND BENEFICIAL TO YOU AND I, HENCE MY CONTACT
TO YOU. I AM WRITING YOU DELIBERATELY, WITH DUE RESPECT AND HUMILITY AS
I WISH TO HAVE A MUTUAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

THE DEAL:

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE
PRESIDENT, CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBANSANJO, HAS JUST ALLOCATED TO THE
N.C.P.C THE SUM OF 2.3 BILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS FOR THE
SERVICING AND PAYMENT OF HER FOREIGN CONTRACTORS, WHOSE PAYMENT
HAS BEEN UNPAID/OVERDUE. THEREFORE, I AM SOLICITING YOUR ASSISTANCE TO CLAIM
THE TOTAL SUM OF US$27.3 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS, WHICH IS AMONGSTS
THE APPROVED CONTRACTORS FUNDS SCHEDULED FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT. IT IS QUITE
UNFORTUNATE HOWEVER TO NOTE THAT THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR/BENEFICIARY TO
THIS APPROVED CONTRACT FUND IS LATE, AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT NOBODY HAS COME
FOR THE CLAIM OF THIS MONEY, HENCE I DEVISED TO NEGOTIATE THIS BUSINESS
WITH
YOU, WITH MUTUAL CREDENCE THAT AFTER THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR
DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT, I WILL BE IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR FURTHER DISBURSEMENT
AND INVESTMENT.

THE CONTRACTOR, LATE ENGR. HENRY B. KATAWA, HAD RIGHTFULY EXECUTED THE AWARDED
CONTRACT, AND DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE GOVERNMENT THEN, HE WAS UNABLE
TO BE PAID, ALONGSIDE SEVERAL CONTRACTORS, UNTIL THE ILL FAITH TRANSPIRED.
ACCORDING TO MY FINDINGS, HE HAD SUFFERED FROM STROKE, AND WAS
UNFORTUNATE TO THE AILMENT.


THEREFORE, I AM WRITING YOU OR PERHAPS SOLICITING YOUR MUTUAL
UNDERSTANDING AND CONSENT FOR ME TO PRESENT YOU AS THE
SUB-CONTRACTOR TO THE LATE ENGR. HENRY KATAWA, SO THAT THE N.C.P.C COULD
ALLOCATE THE CONTRACT ENTITLEMENT TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA FOR PROMPT
SETTLEMENT/ REMITTANCE OF THE FUNDS INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

I RE-ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISKFREE, AS WE ARE POISED
TO SECURING ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENT TO ENABLE YOU CLAIM THIS FUNDS, WITHOUT
HITCHES, AND ABOVE ALL, TO ENSURE THAT WE DO NOT BREACH THE LAWS OF OUR
RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES.

I HAVE CONSCIOUSLY DEVISED TO USE THIS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A FORTUNE,
HENCE I CONTACTED YOU. I AM NOT UNAWARE THAT YOU ARE NOT RELATED TO THE
DECEASED CONTRACTOR, BUT HAVE NEGOTIATED ARRANGEMENT TO MAKE THIS DEAL A
SWIFT TRANSACTION.

RATIO:

YOU WILL BE INHERITING 40% OF THE TOTAL FUND FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, 5% SHALL
BE EARMARKED FOR MISCELLENEOUS EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURED BY BOTH PARTIES,
10% FOR CHARITY, WHILE 45% SHALL BE FOR ME.

CONCLUSIVELY, I WILL BE OBLIGED TO INFORM YOU OF THE FULL DETAILS OF THIS
TRANSACTION, UPON MY RECIEPT OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THIS PROPOSAL, AND
CONFIRMATION OF YOUR WILLINGNESS TO REALIZE THIS GOAL/FORTUNE. ONCE AGAIN,
BE REASSURED THAT THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED UP LEGITIMATELY TO EXONERATE OURSELVES
FROM BEING SCAMED OR PERHAPS
BREACHING THE LAWS OF OUR DEAR NATIONS, BE ADVISED.

AWAITING HOPEFULLY FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AND ANTICIPATED
COOPERATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. AMADI EKE
(E/C N.C.P.C.)

NB: PLEASE DO CONTACT ME ON 234-1-4796638, OR STRICTLY VIA MY
SECLUSIVE EMAIL AS INDICATED HEREIN:(amadi_fcpc1@yahoo.de)





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