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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. Olu Adeniji" <hon_olu_adeniji@msn.com>
Reply-To: olu_adeniji14@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:38:27 +0000
Subject: Re:PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.......

Mr.Olu Adeniji.
Minister, Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Awolowo Road,Abuja Nigeria.
Tel:+234-8034 283912
E-MAIL olu_adeniji15@yahoo.co.uk

Attn:Sir/Madam

Re:PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.......

I am Mr. Olu Adeniji, Minister Foreign Affairs Ministry; my office monitors
and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in my
country concerned with foreign contract payments/inheritance. 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 in my office 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 may
be or may not be 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 funds.
I have the files 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 four
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 some contract sum following
my idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.

MY CONDITIONS

1. The sum of USD$4.5M only will be paid into my account I will provide to
you, after you have confirmed the transfer of the total sum into your
account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable in few 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 the fund
release are caused by the agents or representative.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l 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 with the days mandated.

I hope you don't reject this offer and have your funds transferred.
Waiting for your reply soon.

Mr.Olu Adeniji.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER.
(Hotline)+234-803 4283912

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