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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: uchechu@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 21:47:37 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=20=3A=20Chu=2E?=


Dear Friend,

I heartily solicit for your honest/Godly assistance! I am Mr.Uche Chu.(Sir)the
Head of Delegation to the World Bank in West Africa, Cotonou-Benin Republic.


I am the link-man between the Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries
- OPEC and the petroleum sector in a West African community.

After going through your profile I was absolutely convince that you will
be of good use to execute this project perfectly.

Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I made an over invoice
valued $50.5million USD which is currently deposited in Security Deposit
Firm (GSFC) Cotonou that have affiliates office all over the globe. Be inform
that I deposited the monies under OPEC investment trust fund and the contents
are coded/tagged as OPEC foreign contractor valuables.

I want to present you as foreign contractor in whose favor the consignments
are deposited. Furthermore, I sincerely request your urgent assistance to
claim the consignments as I cannot claim it directly because I am still
a civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau forbids me to acquire such
amount of monies.

It is on this basis that I am contacting you for assistance, by shown your
interest will permit me to hire a lawyer who will obtain all the vital documents
of claim from the appropriate authorities on your behalf as the sole beneficiary
to the aforesaid consignments and also the certificate of deposit will be
change to your name.

I mapped out 20% of the total sum For your commitment in this project, 5%
for unforeseen expenses and I will use the rest to build an industry as
I will be leaving office in next six month for retirement.

I am aware of the international monitoring of all large-scale financial
movements after the September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on America and
to avoid any state of financial investigation I will provide a classified
clearance paper from the relevant body which will exonerate the monies from
either drug, money laundered or terrorist related proceeds.

I hereby assure you that there is no risk attached in this project. To enable
us move to the next step, urgently reconfirm your Tel/Fax numbers, company
or personal name, Occupation and home address.

I have raised the amount monies valued at 30,000.00USD to finance this project,
to that effect your financial commitment will be very token.

Keep me updated.
Mr.Uche Chu.( Sir ).
Tel: 00 229 847 921.
Note, Please call me immediately and I will elucidate in details.



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