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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: chriskolade@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 15:08:04 -0700
Subject: PROPOSAL

Prof. Christopher Kolade
Federal Ministry Of Works & Housing,
Federal secretariat,
Lagos-Nigeria.

Dear sir/madam,

BUSINESS PROPOSAL

First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction, this
is by virtue of it's nature as being utterly confidential and top secret
as you were introduced to me in confidence through the effort of an associate
of mine who works with the foreign trade division of my country's consulate
in the United kingdom. What I am about to divulge to you in this letter
is top secret and if it offends or do not meet with your business ethics,
I crave your indulgence.

I am the chairman of the Contract Review Panel (CRP), set up by the present
civilian Government of Nigeria to review contracts awarded by the past military
administrations. In the course of our work at the CRP, we discovered this
fund, which resulted from gross re-valuation of contracts by top government
officials of the last administrations. The companies that executed the contracts
have been duly paid and the contracts commissioned leaving the sum of US$22.5
Million floating in the escrow account of the Central Bank of Nigeria ready
for payment. I have therefore been mandated as a matter of trust by my colleagues
in the committee to look for an overseas partner to whom we could trust
and transfer the sum of US$22.5M legally sub-contracting the entitlement
to You/your Company. This is bearing in mind that our civil service code
of conduct forbids us from owning foreign company or running foreign account
while in government service hence the need for an overseas partner.

You can review the functions of the panel by visiting the following web
page:

http://www.internationalspecialreports.com/africa/99/nigeria/10.html

We have agreed that the funds will be shared thus after it has been paid
into your account: (1) 30% of the money will go to you for acting as the
beneficiary of the fund. (2) 10% will be set aside as an abstract projection
for reimbursement to both parties for incidental expenses that may be incurred
in the course of the transaction. (3) 60% to us the government officials
(with which we wish to commence an importation business in conjunction with
you as partner).

All logistics are in place and all modalities worked out for the smooth
conclusion of the transaction within ten to fourteen working days of commencement
after receipt of the following information: Your full name/company name,
address, company's details & activities, telephone & fax numbers. These
information will enable us make the applications and lodge claims to the
concerned ministries & agencies in favor of you/your company and it is pertinent
to state here that this transaction is entirely based on trust as the solar
bank draft or certified cheque draw able in any of the Central Bank of Nigeria
correspondent bankers in America, Asia and Europe is going to be made in
your name. Please, if you are willing to assist us, please acknowledge the
receipt of this email through kolade_2003@yahoo.co.uk

I await your prompt and positive response to this business proposal.

Best regards,

Prof. Kolade


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