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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: "Mike Williams" <nnpc_contractaword001@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 23:12:28 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION FOR NNPC CONTRACT AWORD RELATIONSHIP.

FROM:DR MIKE WILLIAMS
NIGERIA NATIONAL PET.CORP.
LAGOS----NIGERIA
WEST AFRICA




ATTN: PLS.


URGENT ATTENTION FOR NNPC CONTRACT AWORD RELATIONSHIP.


REQUEST TRANSFER ASSISTANCE.
I WONDER IF YOU WOULD HELP ME OUT OF A LITTLE DIFFICULTY?

I AM DR MIKE WILLIAMS THE CO-ORDINATOR OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA
CONTRACT REVIEW PANEL OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).

SOMETIME AGO, A CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO A CONGLOMERATE OF FOREIGN COMPANIES
BY MY COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF NNPC, THE CONTRACT WAS OVER INVOICED TO THE
TUNE OF US$53 MILLION. THIS WAS DONE DELIBERATELY, THE OVER INVOICING WAS A
DEAL BY MEMBERS OF MY COMMITTEE TO BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT, WE NOW DESIRE
TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY WHICH IS PRESENTLY IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT OF THE NNPC
IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) INTO AN OVERSEAS ACCOUNT WHICH WE
EXPECT YOU TO KINDLY PROVIDE FOR US.

BENEFITS:
FOR PROVIDING THE ACCOUNT WHERE WE SHALL REMIT THE MONEY, YOU WILL BE
ENTITLED TO 25% OF THE MONEY, 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY PARTNERS, WHILE 5%
HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FROM THE TOTAL SUM TO COVER ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY BE
INCURRED BY US DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION, BOTH LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES.

I WOULD REQUIRE:
A. NAME AND ADDRESS OF COMPANY/BENEFICIARY
B YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, BANK ADDRESS AND INFORMATION.
C. IT IS NOT NESESSARY THAT THE ACCOUNT SHOULD HAVE MONEY IN IT. IT SHOULD
JUST BE IN EXISTENCE AND YOU SHOULD HAVE 100% CONTROL OVER IT.

THE ABOVE INFORMATION WOULD BE USED TO MAKE FORMAL APPLICATIONS AS A MATTER
OF PROCEDURE FOR THE RELEASE OF THE MONEY FOR ONWARD TRANSFER TO YOUR
ACCOUNT. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER OR NOT YOUR COMPANY OR YOU PERFORMED
CONTRACT PROJECTS OF THE NATURE DESCRIBED HERE, THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT YOU
WON A MAJOR CONTRACT AND SUB-CONTRACTED OUT TO OTHER COMPANIES.

MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, BIG TRADING COMPANIES OR INDIVIDUALS OF UNRELATED FIELD
WIN MAJOR CONTRACTS AND SUB-CONTRACTS IT OUT TO MORE SPECIALISED FIRMS FOR
EXECUTION OF SUCH CONTRACTS.WE HAVE STRONG AND RELIABLE CONNECTIONS AND
CONTACTS AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) AND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE (FMF) AND WE HAVE NO DOUBTS THAT ALL THIS MONEY WILL BE RELEASED AND
TRANSFERED IF WE GET THE NECESSARY FOREIGN PARTNER IN THIS TRASACTION.
THEREFORE, WHEN THE BUSINESS IS SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED, WE SHALL THROUGH OUR
SAME CONNECTIONS WITHDRAW ALL DOCUMENTS USED FROM ALL THE CONCERNED
GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES FOR 100% SECURITY.

WE WANT THIS MONEY TO BE TRANSFERED TO THE OVERSEAS ACCOUNT WHICH YOU ARE
GOING TO KINDLY PROVIDE FOR SAFE KEEPING PENDING WHEN WE WILL DETERMINE HOW
WE WANT OUR PORTION OF THE MONEY, ALL EXPENSES REGARDING THE ACCOUNT OPENING
IF NOT ALREADY IN EXISTENCE SHALL BE BORNE BY YOU, ALL EXPENSES ARE HOWEVER
REIMBURSEABLE AS ALREADY STATED ABOVE ON CONCLUSION OF BUSINESS.

PLEASE, CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY THROUGH FAX OR E-MAIL TO ACERTAIN YOUR
INTERESTED IN DOING US THIS FAVOUR, SO THAT IF YOU ARE NOT, IT WILL ENABLE
ME SCOUT FOR ANOTHER FOREIGN PARTNER TO CARRY OUT THIS TRANSACTION.
FORTUNATELY, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE YOU CAN SEND YOUR REQUIRED
INFORMATION MENTIONED THROUGH MY DIRECT MY PRIVATE E-MAIL AT ANY TIME OF THE
DAY. FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS TRANSACTION,GET BACK TO WITH ALL YOU NESESRY
INFOMATION IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE CAN PROSIDE THIS BUSINESS.

IF YOU WILL BE OF ASSISTANCE, I WILL SURELY APPRECIATE AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR KINDNESS IN GIVING ME THIS ASSISTANCE


SINCERELY YOURS
GOD BLESS YOU


DR MIKE WILLIAMS.

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