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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: "achuzia obi" <achuziaobi4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: cedeao_cedeao2005@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:42:52 +0000
Subject: LOME TOGO ECOWAS PROJECT

OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARDING &
PROCUREMENT COMMITTEE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF
WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)
HEADQUARTERS REPULIC OF LOME TOGO
TELEPHONE:+


ECOWAS/Website---------------------www.ecowasfund.org

Dear friend,

ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR USDM. 10.5M

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and if it
might offend you without your prior consent and writing through this
channel.

I am Mr.Achuzia Obi,The Chairman,Contract Awarding Committee of the ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES ( ECOWAS)with Headquarters in TOGO.I got
your information in a web directory from the LOME TOGO Chamber of Commerce
and Industries when I was searching for a reliable,honest and trustworthy
person to entrust this business with.I was simply inspired and motivated to
pick your contact from the many names and lists in the directory.

After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues,they were very
much satisfied and decided to contact you immediately for this mutual
business relationship.We wish to transfer the sum of USD10.500,000.00 (Ten
Million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars only.)into your personal
or company`s bank account.One amongst the contractor whom were awarded these
contract by us was Mr Alex Barclay whom is highly influential in Europe and
America and other parts of the world,you can check out his WEBSITE
at(www.barclayonline.com)but please do not pass further information to him
through his contact while downloading the website until we have successfully
executed the transaction and the fund be transferred into an off-shore bank
account that you will provide for recieving this fund .Though his contract
phase installation entiltlement was fully compensated to him after his
execution with ECOWAS

This fund was a residue of the over invoiced contract bills awarded by us
for the supply of ammunitions,hard/soft wares,phamaceauticals/medical
items,light and heavy duty vehicles, apparals and other administrative
logistics etc for the ECOMOG in Sierria-Leone and Liberia during the Peace
Keeping Projects.

This DEAL was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with all the
attendant lope holes sealed off.As the Chairman of CAC,I have the
cooperation and mandate of the Financial Director and the Secretary of the
Organisation.We arranged and over invoiced the contract funds supplied by
different companies from different countries during the crisis.

It was our consensus to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to
provide us with the facilities to transfer this money out of West
Africa.This is borne out of our beleif in the non-stable and sporous
political nature of this sub-region.
The original contractors have been duely paid by the Banque Centrale Des
Etats De L`Afrique De L`Ouest(Central Bank of the West African States)
through our bankers-Societe Generale Banque. This balance is suspended in
the escrow accounts awaiting claims by any foreign company of our choice. We
intend to pay out this fund NOW as the organisation is winding up its
activities since the aim of returning PEACE to the countries and the coast
has been achieved.Based on the laws and ethics of employment,we as civil
servants working under this organisation, are not allowed to operate a
foreign account.

This is the more reason why we needed your assistance to provide an account
that can sustain this fund for safe keeping and our future investment with
your comprehensive advise,assistance and partnership in your country.It is
however agreed,as the account owner in this deal to allow you 30% of the
entire sum as compensation,65% will be held on trust for us while 5% will
beused to defray any incidental charges and cost during the course of the
transaction.

This transaction will be successfully concluded within 8 days if you accord
us your unalloyed and due cooperation.

You should provide the following; YOUR COMPANY NAME WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS,Or
YOUR PRIVATE NAME WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS, TEL AND FAX
NUMBERS, the name of your bank its address, TEL/FAX AND
TELEX NUMBER. THE COMPLETE MAIL ADDRESS OF THE
BENEFICIARY.

Upon the receipt of this informations,the documents and approval with the
texts will be sent to you for confirmaton and then forwarded to the
organisation for ratification and subsequent payment.As with the case of all
organised (sensitive)and conspired DEALS,we solicit for your unreserved
confidentiality and utmost secret in this business.
We hope to retire peacefully and lead a honourable business life
afterwards.There are no risks involved.

REPLY ASAP. With regards.

Mr.Achuzia Obi
ECOWAS CHAIRMAN
www.ecowasfund.org

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