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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: jacobndu02@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 05:48:36 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?BUSINESS=20CONTACT?=

NIGERIAN LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS
LAGOS CENTRAL OFFICE
LAGOS-NIGERIAN

Dear Friend,

RE: TRANSFER OF USD45,500,000.00 (FORTY-FIVE MILLION,FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) TO A SAFE
ACCOUNT


I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my capacity as
Chief Accountant and in full agreement with the
Auditor-General of this Company (Nigeria Liqiuified Natural
Gas) . We scrutinized all records and the accounts of
awarded and executed contracts of this company (NLNG)
during the previous military regime, since the inception of
democracy in Nigeria and carefully uncover and mapped out a
whopping sum USD $45.5m which we want to transfer into
your account as the beneficiary. It might interest you to
know that beginning of this current civilian government at
a working assets capital of USD 3billion and will
definitely gulp more USD 2 billion on the comple tion of
the fifty part. You can authentically apply for supply if
it interest you to be our client with full guarantee from
me.

The money $45.5m has been approved for payment by this
company NLNG, the Federal Ministry of Finance (endorsed by
the Accountant General of the Federation) and to be paid by
the Apex bank of Nigeria As top civil Servants, we are
not authorized to operate foreign bank accounts hence our
decision to use your account in full trust and confidence
to transfer this money outside Nigeria. We have accepted
you as our foreign partner and will regularize and update
the approvals to reflect you as the true beneficiary of
the contract sum USD $45.5m(FORTY FIVE MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR).

Moreover, it is pertinent to note that it is not risky and
does not require much engagements since we have taken care
of the deal in full capacity. We have resolved to give you
25% of the total sum for your assistance. If you are
interested in this deal, please, contact me through my
email. Address above for more lively information. Remember
to give to me your phone and fax lines through which l can
send you approved documents for your perusal.I am
anxiously waiting for your response with hope that you
will understand the confidential nature of this
transaction. please reply through this e-mail address (
jacobndu_js2006@yahoo.co.uk
Best regards
Mr.Jacob Ndu




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