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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: tunde_bassy55 bassy55 <tunde_bassy55@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 07:11:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
THE HOLY CRESENT MOSQUE 40/42 AGO PALACE WAY OKOTA
- ISOLO LAGOS, NIGERIA.
Dear Sir / Madam,
Permission to remit US$20 Million into your company or private account is my pleasure to write and inform of US$20,000,000:00 (Twenty Million U.S Dollars) only into a foreign account for safe-keeping pending my arrival for the sharing with you as the account owner into which the money is remitted. l am an acountant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corperation (NNPC), lagos and this money originated from over- invoiced contrct executed for the corporation some years back. This contract has long been completed by a foreign firm and the contractor duly paid. l now seek if you would permit the surplus to be remitted into your account. As a matter of fact, l am a top Government officials and cannot come out openly to claim this amount. This is why l am looking for for a competent and would be tendered by us here in Nigeria.As one of the contractors that executed the project. However l would wish to receive your personal assurance that you would not sit on the money when it!
goes
into your account. More importantly you keep confidential this transaction, in order not to tarnish the confidence repose in the officials invoice in this transaction. To effect this transfer l therefore request the following (a) your account number, (b) the name of your bank,(c) address, (d) telex, telephone and fax numbers where the money would be transferred into and also your private (e)private fax and telephone numbers for quick communication. l personally want to believe that you are honest enough and would not sit on this money if finally got into your account. lt is on this note that l cosider it proper to write you asking for your permission and support to transfer this amount into your account.You should not fear any risk because we have conculde arrangement to save guide you in the transaction. This business is 100% risk free hence it requires high level of confidence and secrecy. Mean while this is the break down of the sharing modalities : (a) 10% will be u!
se to
settle transfer charges and legal protocols, (b) 30% is for using your account , (c) 60% of it will be for me the originator. Be informed that on the completion of this business l will use part of my money to invest in your country under your care. Please note that the transfer operation will take seven to ten working days to be completed. NB: Please contact me via my email:tunde_bassy55@yahoo.com"
My deepest prayer for you.
Mr.Tunde Bassy.





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