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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: "williams nanga" <willynanga2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: nanga_williams@yahoo.de
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 07:53:07 -0500
Subject: From Williams

MR WILLIAMS NANGA.
DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY,
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA.
Tel: 27-835997206

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my colleagues.
I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the
execution of the deal hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you
will keep it confidential because of the nature of this business.

Within the Department of Minerals & Energy where I work as a Director of
Audit and Project Implementation and with the co-operation of three other
top officials, we have in our possession an overdue payment in US funds. The
said funds represent certain percentage of the total contract value executed
on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we the
officials over-invoiced to the amount of Nineteen Million Seven Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars (US$ 19.7 Million). Though the actual
contract cost has been paid to the original contractor, leaving the excess
balance unclaimed.

Since the present elected Government is determined to pay foreign
contractors all debts owed, so as to maintain good relationship with foreign
governments and non-government agencies, we included our bills for approvals
with the Department of Finance and the Contract Review and Payment
Implementation Committee (CRPIC). We are seeking your assistance to front as
beneficiary of the unclaimed funds, since we are not allowed to operate
foreign accounts. Details and change of beneficiary information upon
application for claim to reflect payment and approvals will be secured on
behalf of you/your Company.

I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be
willing to assist us in this transaction your share as compensation will be
US $4.925m (25%), while my colleagues and I receive US$12.805m (65%) and the
balance of US $1.970m (10%) for taxation and miscellaneous expenses
incurred.The business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it
with utmost confidentiality. It does not matter whether you/your Company
does contract projects, as a transfer of powers will be secured in favour of
you/your Company. Also, your area of specialization is not a hindrance to
the successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed my confidence
in you and hope that you will not disappoint us.

Kindly notify me by e-mail for further details upon your acceptance of this
proposal.
Thanks for your co-operation.

Regards,

Williams Nanga

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