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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: "stanley buba" <drstanleybuba12@msn.com>
Reply-To: stanleybuba3@totalmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 13:00:35 +0000
Subject: Re: PAYMENT AUTHENTICATION

24/11/2005
Maputo Street Zone 3
Victoria Island- Lagos-Nigeria.

Dear Sir ,

Re: PAYMENT AUTHENTICATION.
I am Dr. Stanley Buba , Chairman Foreign Contract Award Committee, my office
monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in
Nigeria concerned with foreign contract payments. I am the final signatory
to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on
the local and international levels in line to foreign contracts settlement.
I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some
nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost
accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. I write to present
you to the federal government that you are among the people expecting
the funds to be transferred into their account, on this note; I wish to have
a deal with you as regards to the unpaid certified contract funds

I have every files before me and the data's will be to change to your name
to enable you receive the fund into your nominated bank account as the
beneficiary of the fund's amount $20 Million U.S.D.
As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the
Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits,
I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructins i received 2
days ago from the Senate Committee on Contract Payments /Foreign Debts to
submit the List of payment reports / expenditures and audited reports of
revenues. Among several others, I have decided to remit this sum following
my idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.

MY CONDITIONS.
1. You will take 35% of your contract funds as soon as you confirm it in
your designated bank account.
2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.
3. You will be required to provide your full company's name and address with
your bank account infortions including your private telephone/fax numbers.
I will advise you on what to do immediately and the transfer will commence
without delay as I will proceed to fix your name on the Payment schedule
instantly to meet the seven days mandate.

Waiting for your reply soon.
Yours Sincerely.

Dr. Stanley Buba

pLS, Reply to this Email:stanleybuba3@totalmail.com

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