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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: "deba fuju" <engrdebafuju@nnpcsiteonline.org>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:27:42 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY/BUSSINESS.

NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPERATION
FROM ENGINEER DEBA FUJU
RE: CONTRACT AGREEMENT.

Dear Friend

I wish to acknowledge and recognize your importance in this business
transaction which will take us only one month. I am a member of contract
awarding committee which I was the chairman.

A contract was awarded to foreign company to lay pipes from Port-Harcourt to
Warri refineries which was awarded in the year 2000, the contract was
(60)Sixty Million, United State dollars but been a contract awarding
committee chairman I over inflated in to the tone of (90)Ninety Million,
United State Dollars, the work have been completed andthe company have been
paid by Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation and they have gone, what is
left now is (30)Thirty Million,United State Dollars which was kept in one of
the Finance/SecurityCompany set up by the Federal Government that is in
charge of paying foreign contractors.

I need your assistance to assist me conclude this golden opportunity and to
secure the fund into your possession, because being the chairman, I cannot
do it alone without the help of a foreigner who will stand as the contractor
who executed the job.

Please you should keep the business very secret and confidential to
yourself, do not tell anybody even your wife or your children till the money
gets to your account, then I will join you in your country for a meeting and
subsequent, introduce me into aprofitable business where I will invest my
own share of the fund.

I have set aside 100% to be shared between me and you. I being the contract
awarding committee chairman, I will get 60%, you that is assisting me will
get 30% then 10% will be shared between both parties for any expenses we may
meet on the way during the transaction.

Please keep it very secret and confidential to yourself,

Awaiting your urgent response for us to proceed.



God bless.
Best regards
From: Engineer Deba Fuju.

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