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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: "Hon Dr A Olu" <hon_drniji@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 22:17:45 +0100
Subject: Urgent Reply


Hon. Dr. Adeniji Olu
Minister, Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Awolowo Road,
Lagos Nigeria.
I am Hon. Dr. Adeniji Olu, Minister Foreign Affairs Ministry; 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. Your name was 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 your unpaid funds. I have your file before me and hope your data's
are correct and un-tampered unless you reconfirms it.

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 instructions 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 your contract
sum following my idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going todo this legally.

MY CONDITIONS
1. The sum of USD$15M only will be paid into an account you will provide after you have confirmed the transfer of your sum into your account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable in 3 working days.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will
be strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with
your fund release are caused by your agents or representative.

4.You will be ready to pay US$1200 only for stamp duties fee.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l 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 three days mandate.

Upon hearing from you will advice you on how to proceed further. I hope you don't reject this offer and have your funds transferred.

Waiting for your reply soon.

HON. DR. ADENIJI OLU
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER

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