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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: dear ayo <dearayo2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:58:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: IMPORTANT


Ayo Dele
Financial Controller & Contract Award Committee Chairman (NEPA)
Nepa Close , Bar Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos.

REQUEST FOR A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.

(JE COMPRENDS UN PEU DE FRANCAIS)

I am Ayo Dele the Financial Controller and Contract Award Committee
Chairman in the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) in
Lagos,Nigeria. My colleagues have assigned me to seek for assistance of
a reliable foreigner through whom we can transfer the sum of
US$38,600,000.00(Thirty-Eight Million, Six Hundred Thousand U.S.
Dollars) which arose from the deliberate over-inflated contract value for the General
expansion of the Kanji Dam Hydro Station on behalf of National Electric
Power Authority (NEPA) for increased energy generation in Nigeria and some
other West African countries. Thecontract was awarded in 1998 during
the General Sani Abacha regime to a foreign firm with the consideration of
10% commission agreement on the total contract value of US$386,000,000. The
contract has been completed and the contractor has long been paid, we
are now left with this US$38,600,000 representing the 10% (our ownshare) as
agreed with the contractor presently in the Federal Government's
account.
The Current favorable political/economic climate in this
country now presented an opportunity for this money to be transferred
out of our country.

Our contacts in the Federal Ministry of Finance have given us a go
ahead advice to process the release of this fund, hence we have set in motion
the machinery for the take off of this transaction and further action will
commence immediately we hear from you. Please note that assoon as the
Federal Ministry of Finance grants approval for thetransfer of the
money into your bank account they shall inform yourbank and accompany the
transfer with legal documents showing thatthe money is legal and legitimately
acquired in the FederalRepublic Nigeria through the execution of government contract(s).
We have agreed that after the transfer of the money into your account,
you shall be entitled to 30% of the total amount transferred, while the
remaining 70% will be for me and my colleagues. We decided to give you
this percentage in order to motivate you and also to let you feel
satisfied at the end of this transaction. The nature of your business
or profession is not particularly relevant for the success of this
transaction. All we require is your willingness to co-operate and
assurance that our own share will be given to us when this money is transferred
into your account. All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure a no
risk situation on the sides of both parties and it is believed that the
conclusion of this transaction will not last more than 10 working days.
Since we have no knowledge of business, our plan is to invest this
money into Real Estate, Stocks and we can also invest in some other
profitable businesses in your country based on your advice because many
of our years has been spent as civil servant, and we may likely resign
from government service to private business after this money is transferred
into your account.

Please note that this business is strictly confidential and must not be
disclosed to a third party. This is necessary to avoid disclosure that
may jeopardise the transaction. Finally, if this proposal is acceptable
to you, or if you have any questions, feel free to contact me
immediately on my private email address ayodelenepa@yahoo.com.

I will oblige you with further information if so required.

Best Regards,
Ayo Dele.



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