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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: "Jimmy Jackson" <jimmyassociate2006@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 09:13:06 +0000
Subject: FINANCIAL BROKER OPPORTUNITY(PLS GO THROUGH THE DETAILS)

FROM DESK OF ENGR.JIMMY JACKSON,
PETROLEUM TRUST FUND OFFICE,
CONTRACT AWARD DEPARTMENT,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Engr Jimmy Jackson,chairman contract award committee for the petroleum
special trust fund.I know these letters will come to you as a surprisesince
you do not know me in person please bear with us.we are in search for a
reliable and honest partner abroad that we can entrust with the sum of
US$15.5million (Fifteen Million- five hundred thursand United States Dollars
Only)These funds originated from some contracts we executed for the
petroleum trust fund (PTF) Purpose for the supply and installations of
oil-pipeline to Port-Harcourt and Warri Refineries.

This contract has been executed and full payments have been made to the
contractors who executed these contract leaving behind US 25million United
state dollars an Over-invoice/commission for we the committee members to
benefit In view of this, my colleagues have mandated me to look for a
foreign partner abroad who will receive these fund on our behalf for mutual
benefits hich means that you will provide us with any account of your choice
that we can lodge these fund immediately.

DISBURSEMENT OF THE FUND IS AS FOLLOWS:
30% of the total sum will be your share for providing us an account While
65% will be for me and my colleagues of the PTF 5% will be an outstanding
amount to settle any incurred expenses during he transfer of fund by both
parties I will be visiting your country upon your confirmation in receipt of
fund n your nominated account to know you better and discuss investment or
mportation of goods to African markets.

WE ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS LEGAL AND 99% RISK FREE AS ALL
MODALITIES HAVE BEEN PERFECTED BY US WITH OUR CONNECTION IN GOVERNMENT TO
SEE THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM IN YOUR COUNTRY WHAT MATTERS IS
HONESTY AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF THEIS TRANSACTION ON YOUR SIDE.

If this proposal do interests you, please do not hesitate to email me as a
matter of urgency with your contact phone and fax numbers so that I can call
you for more details for your understanding.Furthermore,you should endeavour
to reply to my private mailing address:jimmyassociate2006@yahoo.com

Best Regards,

Engr JIMMY JACKSON,
Seceretry(PTF)Award Committee.

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