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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: Smith Dr Tunde <tsmail@boursomail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 02:38:12 -0000
Subject: Partnership Needed From Dr Tunde Smith



Dear Friend,

First, I must apologise to you for using this medium to
communicate to you about this project.

I am a highly placed official of Government of Nigeria
and also a founding member of the ruling party in Power
now,the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).My committee - The
Niger Delta Development Corporation(NDDC)-which is in
charge of managing and supervising the disbursement of
oil sales revenues for the Nigerian government which
covers payment to foreign and local contractors who has
executed contracts for our country.The revenues under our
control runs into several hundred of millions of dollars
monthly.Myself and other colleagues in the NDDC are
currently in need of a foreign partner with whose bank
account we shall transfer the sum of Forty Nine Million
Five Hundred Thosand United States Dollars($49.5m).This
fund was accrued from various over invoicing of foreign
contractors payments
made over the years.

The Total fund is presently waiting in the Government
Account named CBN/FGN INDEPENDENT REVENUE account number
400-939134 with J.P.MORGAN CHASE BANK,New York.You can do
your independent verification of this. However, by virtue
of our position as civil servants and members of the
NDDC, we cannot acquire this funds in our name. This is
because as top civil servants, we are not allowed by law
of the land to own or operate bank accounts outside our
country for now.

I have been delegated as a matter of trust by my
colleagues, to look for an overseas partner in whose
account we would transfer the fund Hence the reason for
this mail.We shall be Transferring the money to your
account with your company as the beneficiary and you are
been paid for a contract which you executed for our
country through the NDDC and any other Federal Ministry
that we decide to use to siphon the funds through.

For your support and partnership,please reply me to
negotiate your fees or the percentage you wish to be paid
when the funds arrive your bank account.You must however
note that this transaction, withregards to our disposition
to continue with you, is subject to these terms.

Firstly, our conviction of your transparency. Secondly,
that you treat this transaction with utmost secrecyand
confidentiality. Finally and above all, that you will
provide an account that you have absolute control over.

The transaction, although discrete, is legitimate and
there is no risk or legal disadvantages either to
ourselves or yourself now or in the future as we have put
in place perfect mchineries that will ensurea hitch free
transfer into your account upon acceptance.

The transfer will be effected to your account within ten-
fourteen (10-14) working days as soon as we reach an
agreement and you furnish me with a suitable bank account
and company name and address with all your contact numbers
including fax number.

I am looking forward to doing business with you and do
solicit your confidentiality in this transaction, Please
mail your response to me.

Yours faithfully,
Dr Tunde Smith.





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