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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: gabriel ani <gabani12@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 05:05:04 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL/URGENT.



FROM THE DESK OF

DR.JOHN EKOH

OMPADEC HEAD QUARTERS

LAGOS -NIGERIA

MOBILE: 234-803-473-7377

E-MAIL; johnekoh1@excite.com

ATTN:THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO

Dear Sir,

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I am the Chief Scribe of the Newly Constituted OMPADEC

(Oil Minerals

producing Area Development Commission)

This commission was reconstituted in 1998 by the

Federal Government of

Nigeria as a result of consistent Environmental

Neglect agitated by the Oil and Minerals Producing

States.This commission received a budgetary allocation

of US$1.150 Billion for Environmental

Maintenance/Management of Oil producing states for the

2001/2002 Fiscal Year.

In view of the present political situation in our

country, I have agreed with my colleagues to withdraw

the sum of US$35 Million(Thirty-five Million U.

S.Dollars) as an Over-Invoice of a contract we awarded

for the Environmental Maintenance.

All modalities to ensure a hitch-free transfer of this

fund into your

account through the officials of Central Bank of

Nigeria (CBN) andFederal Ministry of Finance have been

properly worked out.

Note: There is no risks or dangers involved.

N/B: I have agreed with my colleagues that after the

business, you

should keep 30% of the total fund; my colleagues and

myself will take65% while the remaining 5% is mapped

out to cover the international and local expenses that

might beincurred by both parties in the course of this

transaction.

If this proposal interest you of which I hope it

would, please forward

to me immediately the followings through the e-mail

address as here shown,johnekoh1@excite.com

1. Full company’s Name and Address

2. Private telephone and fax numbers

3. Yours full bank name and address

4. Bank account number, account name, telephone and

fax numbers

As soon as we receive the above information’s from

you, we shall

immediately file up applications for approvals and

payment following.

NOTE: You must maintain the topmost confidentiality of

this

transaction becausewe are top civil servants who would

not joke with our reputation.

Thanks.

Best Regards,

DR.JOHN EKOH

N.B FOR CONFIDENTIALITY SAKE, PLEASE REPLY THROUGH

THIS E-MAIL, johnekoh1@excite.com












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