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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: sam.attah@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 03:25:49 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?busines=20proposal=20for=20gold=20transaction?=

CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE,
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRADE
AND INDUSTRY,
ABUJA--NIGERIA,
TELE # 234 803 3188 607,
EMAIL # samnnattah222@yahoo.com,

Dear Good Friend,

This my Letter may suprise you, but what gave me the courage is the adage
which says, Man is God to Man. Again, it is a day that one uses to know
some one else, it could be through corrospondence such as this.

Based on the information I gathered from the Internet,I work with Federal
Ministry of Trade/Establishment & Procuments, Abuja Federal Republic of
Nigeria. I write to solicit your assistance for this transaction believing
that you will not disappoint me. I have USD$29,600,000.00) available for
the signing of contract awarded to a foreign firm in my ministry for the
supply and installation of scan Machines, X-ray machines, E. C. G.
machines, Fetus Heart and fasting Blood Sugar Machines for University Teaching
Hospitals all over Nigerian Federation.

In other to benefit from this project, the sum of US$29,600,000.00 brokerage
commission of the total contract value was surcharged by me and my colleagues
(The Contract Award Committee members).The contract has been duly executed
fand the foreign firm paid acordingly, Curretly the overinvoivced sum is
in the suspense account at the Central Bank of Nigeria (C. B. N.) awaiting
claims.

In the light of this therefore, Iam seeking your co-operation , so as
to use you as the owner of this funds as the beneficiary contractor in
other to remit this amount of money to your bank account.

We have agreede to compensate you with 25% for your coperation/ effort,
while the remaining 70% is for us. 5% is set aside for any expenses we may
incurr in this regard.After successful completion of this reansaction, we
shall establish business relationship with you, in your Country, based on
mutual understanding.

. It is important I mention that the officials involved in this transaction
are top Government functionaries who have put years of services to this
Country.

Be properly informed, due to special nature of this transaction, confiditality
is of absolute pririority to both parties concerned. Treat as top most secret.
.
Best regards,

Sam Attah.





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