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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: sojiben@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:49:32 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONFIDENTIAL?=



TOP MOST URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL

MR SOJI BEN.
LAGOS-NIGERIA
EMAIL;sojiben30@yahoo.com
Tel ,234 802 326 6908

ATT: THE PRESIDENT/CEO

REF: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS EXECUTION.

AFTER THOROUGH INVESTIGATION AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE OF NIGERIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, WE WRITE WITH ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE IN THE LEGALITY OF YOUR COMPANY
AND THE INTERGRITY OF YOUR PERSON ESSENTIALLY THE BUSINESS WE ARE ABOUT
TO COMMENCE IS FUNDAMENTALLY BASED ON SHEER TRUST AND SENSE OF PURPOSE.

FOR SUCCINT INTRODUCTION, WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE CONTRACT VIEWING PANEL(CRP)OF
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT) ABUJA, THE SETTING UP OF OUR COMMITTEE
WAS NECESSITATED BY THE FLAWS AND BLATANT ABUSE OF THE LAST MILITARY REGIME
WHICH AWARDED CONTRACTS AT INCREDIBLY INFLATED COST .

TENACIOUS EFFORTS AND WELL EXPENDED ENERGY AND EXPENCE, WE WERE ABLE TO
RECTIFY THESE FLAWS AND TO PAY THE CONTRACTORS THEIR RIGHTLY DUES AT THE
END OF THEIR ARDIOUS EXERCISE A SUM OF US$20M(TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS ONLY) WAS LEFT IN SUSENSE ACCOUNT AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIAL(CBN)DUE
TO THE INITIAL INFLATED COST BASED ON CONTRACT NO:FGN /NNPC/LNG-PED1025-97
FUND SECURITY NO:CBN000CC38.

HOWEVER, THE CHECKED POLITICAL TRANSITION IN THE COUNTRY HAS DIVERTED ATTENTION
FROM THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED SUM BE
DISBURSED AMONG MEMBERS EQUITABLY.
THIS PRECISELY IS WHY WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE SINCE THIS MONEY HAS TO BE
PAID INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT FROM THE C.B.N WE SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH
AN UNFLINCHING FAITH THAT YOU WOULD NOT BETRAY US.

SHARE: WITH YOUR ABILITY IN THE TRANSACTION, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO 25%, I
AND MY COLLEAGUE WILL HAVE 70%, WHILE THE REMAINING 5% IS TO TAKE PART DURING
THE COURSE OF THE TRANSACTION.
MODUS OPERANDUM: TO ENABLE US PUT CLAIMS AND INVOICE FOR THE PAYMENT INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT, REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS BY EMAIL.
(1) YOUR BANK PARTICULARS (NAME, ADDRESS, FAX &ACCOUNT NUMBER OF YOUR BANK)
(2)YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBER TO REACH YOU DURING AND AFTER BUSINESSHOURS.(3)YOUR
COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS
THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR JOB DESCRIPTION AND FOLLOW UP LETTERS
OF CLAIMS THROUGH NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION(NNPC), IT WILLINTEREST
YOU TO NOTE THAT THE TRANSFER WILL COMMENCE AND COMPLETED WITH

SEVEN (7) BANK WORKING DAYS FROM THE DAY WE RECEIVE THE ABOVE MENTIONED
INFORMATIONS.
PLEASE TREAT THIS MATTER WITH UTMOST AND CONFIDENTIALITY AS WE LOOK FORWARD
TO YOUR QUICK RESPOND.
YOUR SINCERELY,

MR SOJI BEN.











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