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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: "dan ugo" <infodanugo@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dan_ugo70@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 01:06:55 +0000
Subject: COMPLIMENTS!

Federal Ministry of Finance Foreign Operations Dept
Suite 5b, Old Federal Secretariats Ikoyi Lagos.


Dear Sir,

I am Dan Ugo. working with department of Foreign Operations, Federal
Ministry of Finance. I got your contact through a search for an
international business partner. This transaction requires mutual
understanding, transparency and absolute trust to be executed.

One Mr. Pakir Kubani from India executed a contract with the Federal
Ministry of Aviation here in Nigeria, the contract worth is Thirty Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar (US$30.500,000.00), but on the
process of transferring the money to him, he died with his family in an
earthquake disaster that occured in India. Meanwhile this fund is presently
in the Central Bank Vault. Nobody knows what is going on execept me and 2 of
my close colleagues.

This is the information of the contract executed by Mr. Pakir Kubani.
Contract Number: FMA/SLE/BIR/99Contract Sum: US$30.500,000.00 Therefore, you
will stand as the Trustee for the Original Contractor. I will send to you
the whole relevant documents that are required in this transaction
immediately you accept to co-operate with me.

Send to me your:

(1) Private Telephone and Fax Numbers
(2) The name of company you wish to use.
(3) Your banking details to enable us start the deal

Immediately, I have decided to give you 15% of the fund for your
involvement, 5% will be for expenses, then 80% will be for us. This deal is
100% risk free and needs maturity from all the parties involved.

I will be going for my retirement very soon. So I need this money to invest
in viable projects in your country or its environs.
You shall arrange for us to meet with you immediately after we transfer the
money to you. I am waiting for your urgent response.

Best regards.

Dan Ugo

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