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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: "Susan mizani" <mizani2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mizani2@uku.co.uk
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:38:30 +0000
Subject: FUND INVESTMENT

FUND INVESTMENT

Office Of The Chairman:(Contract Award Committe)
Independent National Electoral Commission
Federal Secreatariat Complex
Garki- Abuja-Nigeria

Attn: Sir,


I guess this letter may come to you as a surprise since i had no
previous correspondence with you.

I am the chairman tender's board/contract award commitee of the independent
national electoral commission (INEC). I got your contact in the course of
my search for a reliable person with whom to handle a very confidential
transaction involving the transfer of fund valued at twenty one millon
five hundred thousand united states dollars (US $21.5M) to a safe foreign
account.

The above fund in question is not connected with arms, drugs or money
laundering.It is a product of over invoiced contract awarded in 2002 by INEC
to a foreign company for the supply of electoral materials that was used
for just conculded general elections in my country.

The contract has long been executed and payment of the actual contract
amount made to the foreign contractors, thereby living the balance of US
$21.5M in a dormant account which i now want to transfer out of Nigeria
into a reliable foreign account for my personal use.As civil servants we do
not have neccessary foreign account machinery to successfuly handle this
transaction.

Therefore it becomes neccessary to source for a foreign company with the
capability to act as the original beneficiary of the contract .

Fortunately, the president has endorsed the resolution passed by the senate
that all foreign contractors owed by the Federal Government Nigeria be paid.
I therefore wish to seize this good opportunity to support you as one of the
beneficiaries to be paid.If you are intrested in this proposal kindly get
back to me and send your letter of acceptance with your direct telephone and
fax numbers, but if you can not for any reason handle this transaction i
should be grateful if you can introduce it to a reliable and trustworthy
person in which case your interest will be properly taken care of.

Meanwhile,i have decided on the following sharing formular :80% for me and
15% for you while the remaining 5% is being set aside for any expenses that
may be incured on the side of both parties.

Further details about this transaction will be discussed in our subsequent
correspondence.This transaction is strictly confidential but 100% risk free
and it is expected to be concluded within 10 working days.

All local contacts and arrangement have been properly perfected for a smooth
and sucessful conclusion of this transaction.
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS BOX [ mizani2005@ezilon.com]
ONLY IF YOUR INTERESTED
Yours Faithfully,

BELLO MIZANI

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