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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: "Peter Ochuko" <petochuko@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 12:56:58 +0000
Subject: PLEASE READ...

Name: Dr. Peter Ochuko.
Email: petochuko@linuxmail.org

Dear friend,

I am Dr. Peter Ochuko, a senior manager, Ministry of
Petroleum and Natural Resources (MPNR) Lagos, who has
been delegated by my colleagues to seek the assistance
of a reliable foreign company or individual into whose
bank account we can discreetly transfer the sum of
$16m USD (Sixteen Million U.S. Dollars Only) under our
perfected modalities.

These funds arose from a deliberate over-invoicing of
contract bills of contracts, awarded by the ministry
of petroleum and natural resources (MP&NR) during the
administration of the former military dictator late,
General who died on 7th June 1998. Since then the
money has been lying in the suspense account of
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources with the
Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN)(Government bankers). However, the
current favorable political/Economical
climate in the country now presents an opportunity for
this money to be Transferred out of our country
without any hitches - as we hope and believe it would
be of mutual benefit to us all.

Already, we have put in motion the complete machinery
and modalities to enhance successful commencement and
completion of this transaction and further actions
will commence the moment we hear from you. We have
agreed that after the transfer of the money into your
account, you shall be entitled to a cut of the total
sum, which will be arrived at subject to
negotiation.5%
is earmarked for reimbursement on minor incidental
expenses that may be incurred during the course of
this transaction. Conclusively, the nature of your
business is not particularly relevant for the success
of this transaction. All we require is your
willingness to co-operate with us, and also an
assurance that our Share of the funds will be given to
us when the money arrives your account. Most
importantly, we have taken all necessary precautions

to ensure a no risk situation on the side of both
parties as this transaction is expected to be through
within 7 to 10 working days. Please if the proposal is
acceptable to you, contact me immediately through this
email address or my confidential email address
(petochuko@linuxmail.org)

However, if you are not interested, kindly disregard
the contents of this letter. It is advisable to
include your private Telephone and Fax numbers while
replying for easy and effective communication. The
trust we have reposed in you at this point is enormous
and cannot be over-emphasized.

We await your prompt response to this proposal, so we
can commence here. Do forward your response to this
email address or my confidential email
address(petochuko@linuxmail.org)

Best Regards.

Dr. Peter Ochuko.

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