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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: frankeze01@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 02:50:47 -0700
Subject: HELLO

From the desk of: Eng.Frank Eze
Executive Director/Financial Controller
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC)
Falomo Office Annex
Lagos Nigeria

Dear Sir,

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

I am the financial controller of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC). I got your Contact address from an associate working with the Nigerian
Export Promotion Council. I and my colleagues are ministry officials in charge
of offshore remittance in this Corporation (NNPC). We are seeking your assistance
to transfer of Forty Two Million (US$42,000,000.00) to your account for further
private investment.

Please note that the nature of your job/business does not matter and you
will be better informed when I hear from you, and also reply me ture this
email address frankeze@msn.com

This amount accrued from an over-invoiced contract amount for the construction
of an Oil Refinery Sub-stations in Nigeria in 1995 to expatriate companies.The
contract was originally valued for one Hundred and Twenty Seven Million United
States Dollar US$127,000,000.00) but we manipulated the figure to read one
Hundred and Sixty Nine Million United states Dollars($169,000,000.00) The
extra $42,000,000.00 is what we want to transfer to your account.

This contract has been completely executed and the original contractors have
been paid all their contract bills less this $42,000,000.00 For your assistance,
we have agreed to remunerate you with 30% because it is impossible for us
to claim the amount here in Nigeria without foreign collaboration. 5% has
been mapped out for any miscellaneous expenses incurred by either party during
this business, and 65% for my colleagues and myself.

It may interest you to know that four years ago, a similar transaction was
carried out with one Mr.Patrice Miller, the President of Craine International
Trading Corporation at number 135 East 57th Street, 28th floor,New York.10022
with Tel: 212-308-7788 and TLX number 6731689. Mr. Patrice disappeared into
thin air when he received the money. His Telephone and Telex numbers had
been reallocated to other users by the time we arrived New York for our share.
This explains exactly why we will make a concrete agreement between you and
us, should you be willing to assist in this deal.

All modalities to effect the payment and subsequent transfer of this money
have been worked out. This transaction is 100% risk free but rquires 100
percent confidentiality. This is a golden opportunity which must not be allowed
to slip out of any careless acts and utterances. We chose you for this transaction
because we believe that good friends can be discovered and businesses such
as this cannot be realized without trust. You can be rest assured that your
security has been considered before you were contacted.

Upon the reciept of this mail message, feel free to send to me the following,
to enable us start the process:

1. Your full Names and contact address.
2. Your private telephone and fax numbers.

Thanks and best regards in anticipation of your response.


Best Regards,

Eng.Frank Eze

Email:frankeze@msn.com

N:B
Please note that the nature of your job/business does not matter and you
will be better informed when I hear from you, and also reply me ture this
email address frankeze@msn.com

___________________________________________________________

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