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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: "james orkonko" <drjork1@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:41:56 +0000
Subject: Apologies.

Dear Sir,

I am Dr.JAMES ORKONKO. a native of
Bonny Island and I am an Executive Accountant with the
Nigerian ministry of petroleum resources.

Please accept my apology for using this medium to convey a
transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to the
confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium. I have
decided to seek your co-operation in the execution of this deal
described hereunder, for the benefit of all parties and hoping you will
keep it as TOP SECRET because of the nature of the business.

Within the ministry of petroleum resources (where I work as a director),
and with the cooperation of four other top officials, we have in our
possession as overdue payment bills totaling Fourty Five Million,Five
Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$45,500,000.00)which we want to transfer
abroad with the assistance and cooperation of a company/or an individual to
receive the said funds, via a reliable Bank Account.

Quite frankly, we are handicapped as the civil
service laws (Code of Conduct Bureau) strongly prohibits us from
owning/or operating a foreign account hence your importance in this
whole transaction.

This amount (US$45.5M) represents the balance of
the total value of a contract executed on behalf of my department by a
foreign contracting firm which we the officials (involved) deliberately
over-invoiced.

Though the actual cost have been paid to the original
contractor leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount which we
have in principle gotten approval to remit by Key Tested Telegraphic
transfer (K.T.T.) to any foreign bank account you will provide by
filing an application through the justice ministry
for the transfer of rights and privileges of the former contractor to
you.

I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that
should you be willing to assist us in this transaction by way of
providing the required account in receiving these funds, your share of
the entire sum will be 30% amounting to Us$13.65Million of the US$45.5
Million, 60% amounting to US$27.3Million for us and 10% amounting to
US$4.55Million will be
used to settle taxation and other miscellaneous
expenses in the course of transferring the funds to your account.

The
business itself is 100% foolproof and safe, as long as you maintain
utmost secrecy and
confidentiality. Further more your area of
specialization will not be a hindrance to the
successful completion of
this transaction. I have reposed my confidence in you and hope you will
not disappoint me. Should you be willing to assist positively with a
common goal, endeavor to contact me immediately through my above email
address.

If you are not interested, please also indicate so that it
will enable me to contact other foreign
partner with recommendations to
carry out this deal.

I want to assure you that my colleagues and I are
in position to make the payment of this claim possible provided that
you can give us a very concrete assurance of the safety of our share.
Please, always treat this matter with utmost confidentiality, because
we will not comprehend any form of exposure as we are stil in active
government service. Time is of essence in this business, so kindly act
fast.

I await in anticipation your fullest co-operation.

You are requested to forward information listed below.

Name in Full:
Telephone
and Fax numbers:

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. JAMES ORKONKO.

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