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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: "payment clearance" <pcc_ab@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:30:21 -0500
Subject: Payment Notification

PAYMENTCLEARANCE & RECONCILLIATION COMMITTEE
SITTING IN CONJUCTION WITH CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
PAYMENT CONFIRMATION/CLAIM
ZULU CLOSE LAGOS ANNEX
EMAIL:paymentclearance@sify.com

DATE: 11/09/05

Dear Sir,

Ref: Confirm Authorise Cheque Issue To Beneficiary


In our recent sitting on contract and payment claim verification , the above
committee after due verification in consideration to all E.U approved law in
relation to contract/ foreign claim equity
certification on anti terrorist clearance law.

we considered you company to have since complied with all the appropriative
laws in respect to your payment which as a matter of fact we had discovered
no reason for any further delay of your payment.

Having valued all charges that you had paid in compliance to directives
from the various agency
involved in authorising the release of your payment,we had reconciled your
account and the visible overpayment you had made is total $4,102.30. since
the E.U LAW required all beneficiary of fund to obtain a certificate of
legality to cover the total value of fund paid to any foreign beneficiary,
on your behalf we had utilised the value of your over paid balance to
secured anti terrorist certificate of legality on your behalf, which
attached here for your filing.

In -futherance to this, the committee had raised a certifild cheque value of
total $11.7 million united dollars as your part part payment in this quatre.

You are therefore directed to contact Dr. PATRICK UDO ON TEL NUMBER
234-80362-05795
Email drpatrickudo80@yahoo.com he is in charge of cheque and logistic
matters to collect your cheque with immediate effect.

please confirm the receipt of this mail to enable us release your anti-
terroriest clearance certificate to you for your certification

Treat very urgent

Your Faithfully

Mrs Verinica k. uboh

Head of committee

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