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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: drtommusa1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:58:07 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Dear=20Sir=20Urgent=20Assistance?=



ENGNR. TOM MUSA
N.N.P.C. FALOMO COMPLEX
IKOYI LAGOS NIGERIA
EMAIL:drtommusa06@yahoo.co.uk
URGENT BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP

Dear Sir,
I am Dr.Tom Musa, Director, project implementation with N.N.P.C)Nigeria
National Petrolum Co-opration and a member of the Contract Tenders Board
(CTB) of the above corporation.

Your esteemed address was reliably introduced to me at the Africa Chamber
of Commerce and Industry in my search for a reliable individual company
who can handle a strictly confidential transaction,which involves the transfer
of a reasonable sum of money to a foreign account.

This amount of money is total sum of US$13,500,000.00 (Thirteen
Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), already extracted
from various contracts awarded by my corporation. As a result of over invoicing
masterminded by the concerned officials, has been drafted to represent
final payment for a contract that has been executed to the corporation some
years back.

The money is now floating in the suspense account of my oporation(NNPC)
awaiting claim by Foreign Partner which status we now want you to assume.

Now is the optimum period to consummate this transaction.Following the presidential
directive to all parastatals to settle all outstanding debts owed to both
local and foreign contractors. In my last meeting with the officials involved,
it was unanimously agreed that 25% of the total sum will be given to you
70% will be for my colleague, and me
While 5% will he used to reimburse the expenses that may be incurred in
the processing of the transfer.

I assure you the transaction is 100% risk free as we have concluded every
arrangement to protect the interest of every one
involved.Likewise, all modalities for the successful transfer of this money
have been worked out with the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Bank
to facilitate the remittance of this money to your designated account.

However I would want to believe that you are honest enough and will not
raise any misgiving attitude in any aspect of the transaction,more importantly,
you will keep this transaction very confidential so as not to tarnish the
confidence reposed on these officials by the Government of Nigeria.

lf this business proposal is of interest to you, then kindly contact me
via EMAIL:drtommusa06@yahoo.co.uk

Meanwhile, your immediate response will be highly appreciated. Please treat
this information as confidential.

Best regards,
Engnr.Tom Musa.
N/B Please Reply To My Alternative Email
drtommusa06@yahoo.co.uk





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