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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: "Gideon Aghogho" <gideona2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: agh@jmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 14:35:09 +0000
Subject: PLEASE READ.....

Name: Dr. Gideon Aghogho.
Email: gideona2005@linuxmail.org

Dear friend,

I am Dr. Gideon Aghogho, a senior manager, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural
Resources (MPNR) Lagos, who has been delegated by my colleagues to seek the
assistance of a reliable foreign company or individual into whose bank
account we can discreetly transfer the sum of $16m USD (Sixteen Million U.S.
Dollars Only) under our perfected modalities.

These funds arose from a deliberate over-invoicing of contract bills of
contracts, awarded by the ministry of petroleum and natural resources
(MP&NR) during the administration of the former military dictator late,
General who died on 7th June 1998. Since then the money has been lying in
the suspense account of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources with the
Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN)(Government bankers). However, the
current favorable political/Economical climate in the country now presents
an opportunity for this money to be Transferred out of our country without
any hitches - as we hope and believe it would be of mutual benefit to us
all.

Already, we have put in motion the complete chinery
and modalities to enhance successful commencement and completion of this
transaction and further actions will commence the moment we hear from you.
We have agreed that after the transfer of the money into your account, you
shall be entitled to a cut of the total sum, which will be arrived at
subject to negotiation.5% is earmarked for reimbursement on minor incidental
expenses that may be incurred during the course of this transaction.
Conclusively, the nature of your
business is not particularly relevant for the success of this transaction.
All we require is your
willingness to co-operate with us, and also an
assurance that our Share of the funds will be given to us when the money
arrives your account. Most importantly, we have taken all necessary
precautions to ensure a no risk situation on the side of both parties as
this transaction is expected to be through within 7 to 10 working days.
Please if the proposal is acceptable to you, contact me immediately through
this email address or my confidential email address
(gideona2005@linuxmail.org)

However, if you are not interested, kindly disregard the contents of this
letter. It is advisable to include your private Telephone and Fax numbers
while replying for easy and effective communication. The trust we have
reposed in you at this point is enormous and cannot be over-emphasized.

We await your prompt response to this proposal, so we can commence here. Do
forward your response to this email address or my confidential email
address(gideona2005@linuxmail.org)

Best Regards.

Dr. Gideon Aghogho.
Please respond, it is important!!!

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