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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: "Mr Achuzia Obi" <alex_ogene1970@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: alex_ogene2004@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:13:44 +0400
Subject: Ecowas Website www.ecowas.info

OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARDING &
PROCUREMENT COMMITTEE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF
WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)
HEADQUARTERS Banjul, GAMBIA
ECOWAS/Website---------------------<http://www.ecowas.info/>
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
Banjul, GAMBIA .I got your information in a business directory from the
GAMBIA 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.
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 14 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
http://www.ecowas.info/>
BANJUL GAMBIA

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