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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: "Dr Ahmad" <drahmad1950jassim@handbag.com>
Reply-To: drahmad1@teenmail.co.za
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 20:06:47 +0100
Subject: LET US DO THIS GOOD BUSINESS FAST

From:Dr.Ahmad Jassim Muhammad Al Azzawe
World Bank Fund Monitoring Agent
Attachee to Central Bank Of Nigeria(CBN).


Attn:Sir

CONTRACT PAYMENT OF $2.5M WITH CONTRAC NO:NNPC/PED/KRD-4167/94

My name is Dr.Ahmad Jassim Muhammad Al Azzawe, I am an Argentine working
with the Word Bank Switzerland but recently attached to the Central Bank
of Nigeria to monitor the fund which the Federal Government of Nigeria borrowed
from our bank recently.
Before the fund was approved,the Federal Government of Nigeria signed an
agreement with the World Bank Board Of Directors that the fund will be used
in settling foreign contractors payments.

Suprisenly,since my arrival here in Nigeria,we have noticed some irregularities
in some contractors files and to worsen the whole situation,the computer
data base Diskette containing the names of most Nigerian Foreign Contractors
has a virus.For this reason,we have been finding it very difficult to ascertain
the exact contractors to be settled.We therefore gave the Central bank of
Nigeria Governor Prof Charles Soludo an irrevocable mandate to urgently pay
any contractor that comes for claim irrespective of the damaged DISKETTE.However,we
have managed to discover an unclaimed amount of $23.5M with contract number:NNPC/PED/KRD-4167/94.If
only you can agree to work with me,we shall have this fund transferred into
your account within 7 banking days.

Why I am contacting you is very simply,I would want you to apply to Professor
Charles Soludo Executive Governor of Central Bank that you want your over
due contract payment of $23.5M with contract No:NNPC/PED/KRD-4167/94 to be
released to you without any further delay.Do not be skeptical of anything
for there is no risk involved in this transaction.I will use my position
here to manipulate the release of the fund in your favour.

If you are interested,urgently get back to me for more clarifications and
directives.Please note that I have but a very limited period to stay in Nigeria
here and would like to hear the good news that you have confirmed the receipt
of the fund in your account before my departure .

I will give you my international passport and other back up IDs that will
clear your mind of every atom of doubt about my kind of person.

I await your urgent positive response.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and understanding.

Yours brother,

Dr.Ahmad Jassim Muhammad Al Azzawe.

N/B:I HAVE GONE THROUGH YOUR COMPANY'S PROFILE BEFORE CONTACTING YOU AND
I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL NOT RUN AWAY WITH THIS MONEY ONCE YOU HAVE RECIEVED
IT IN YOUR ACCOUNT.



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