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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: olabodeaugusto@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:10:09 +0200
Subject: LET'S DO THIS

Dear Sir,

This mail is coming to you a very big surprise.The contents may not differ from several mails that
may have come to you in recent past but please take a moment to digest this proposal.
I am Dr Bode Augusto, the Director General of Budget Office in the Presidency in the Federal Republic
of Nigeria.I got your contact through a friend in ALL AFRICA COMMERCE as a likely reliable foreign
person that might be interested in my proposal.By the way, ALL AFRICA COMMERCE is the journal section
of NEPAD based in Ethiopia.
As the head of Budget Section of this great Country there is an opportunity that has presented itself
for me and a few members of my executive board to make wealth.We have about USD10 Million for immediate
remittance to any reliable person that can show understanding to our course.This money is part of the budget
surplus arising from significant increase in the price of crude oil.Our 2005 fiscal budget anchored on
USD30.00 per barrel but for several months now, the price of crude oil has hovered around USD50.Million.
Infact presently, it is USD60.0 per barrel.The federal government has earned alot of money as a result of
this but unfortunately, the surplus income is not utilised for the welfare of the masses.We are so saddened
about this and I plan to leave this job soon.I therefore want you to assist me receive this fund (USD10M)
into your account before I arrive in your Country to meet with you.I will be silent on the mode of
compensating you until I receive a response from you.As soon as this is done, I will travel out of
Nigeria to a convenient Country to enable me process this transaction which will not take more than
two weeks.
Please get back to me as soon as you can and take me very serious. You will know after this why Nigeria
is regarded as number two most corrupt Country in the World only second to Bangladesh.It is a problem
with the leadership.Ours is a leadership without limit and checks.It is a leadership where the president
has more than five official wives and several concubines.It is a leadership where no respect is given to
established rules and regulations, where financial discipline is not recognised.I will stop here until I
hear from you.Please don't mistake this proposal as scam or deception.You are at liberty to check any
information I have given you or I can assist you with further details.
You can also reach me on bodeaugusto@classicmail.co.za

Thank you

Dr Bode Augusto

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