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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: frank_king@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 13:01:51 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Comrade FRANK KING
Treasury Controller
Ministry of Finance Nigeria
frank_king@zipmail.com.br


Dear Sir,

I am the Treasury Controller, Ministry of Finance
Nigeria West Africa.

The Minister has mandated me to transfer the sum of
US$88 million recovered from an over-invoiced
contracts involving the Ministry of Nigeria (CBN) into
several private account in overseas. A total sum of
US$73,700,000.00 has been transferred before the
emergence of this present Administration, leaving the
balance
of US$14,300,000.00.

I have made proper arrangement/documentation to
transfer the balance which is retained in a coded
account of the M.F.BF) with the Central Bank of
Nigeria. We are soliciting that you help us to receive
the fund in trust. We cannot complete this transaction
smoothly without the participation of a foreign
partner who would provide an account where the funds
could be lodged. Since it is a contract payment, the
funds must be remitted to a foreign account as a
contractor with (CBN). The remittance of the funds
requires little documentation.

There is no risk involved in this transaction since
the minister and I have covered this transaction with
adequate contract and external credit documents from
the beginning.

What we require from you by e-mail or phone are viz:
{i} Acceptance letter of this offer
{ii} Your company name or complete personal name and
confidential telephone and fax numbers
{iii} Convincing Honesty, Trust worthiness and
Willingness to abide by the requirements of this
proposal paramount
of which is CONFIDENTIALITY.

We have agreed that you will retain 20% of the entire
US$14,300,000.00 for your effort in this transaction,
70% for us here in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso and the
remaining 10% will be used for defrayal of incidental
cost in the course of this transfer.

Please I prefer you reply urgently by e-mail as we
expect that the transaction will not take more than
ten working days. And please note that this
transaction must be top Confidential. So I will
appreciate you reply me through my private e-mail
address above. In your reply do remember to include
your full name and your direct Telephone/Fax number so
we can discus more elaborately.

Best regard.
Comrade FRANK KING
(Treasury Controller (CBN)







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