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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: "BENARD.C KAGAGA" <benkagaga@msn.com>
Reply-To: benkagaga@gawab.com
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 03:35:36 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE:

OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN CONTRACT
AWARD & PROCUREMENT (ECOWAS)
REPUBLIC OF Ghana.


ATTN:PLS

I AM Mr Benard Cudjoe Kagaga(BCK) the chairman, contract award and
procurement committee of economic community of west African
states(ECOWAS)Ghana.
Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and if it
might offend you with out your prior consent and writing through this
channel.
I got your information in business directories from Ghana chamber of
commerce and industries when l was searching for a reliable, honest and
trustworthy person to entrust this business with.l was simply inspired and
motivated to pick your contact from many name and lists in the directory.I
decided to contact you immediately for this mutual business relationship.i
wish to transfer the sum of US$4million to your account.


This fund was a residue of the over invoiced contract bills awarded by us
for the supply of ammunitions, hard/ soft wares, pharmaceutical and medical
items, light and heavy dutyvehicles, apparels and other administrative
logistics etc for ECOMOG in sierra Leone and Liberia during the peace
keeping projects.This deal was deliberately hatched out and carefully
protected with all attendant lope holes sealed off.As the chairman of (CAC),
l have the co-operation and mandate of the financial director of the
organization.

I arranged and over invoiced the contract funds supplied by different
companies from different countries during the crisis.It my consensus to seek
the assistance of a willing foreigner to provide me with the facilities to
transfer this money out of West Africa, this is born out of my belief in the
non-stable and spurious political nature of this sub region.

The original contractors have been duly paid by banque centarle des etats de
l, afrique del ouest (central bank of the west African states) through our
bank International Commercial Bank (ICB), this balance is suspended in the
escrow accounts awaiting claims by any foreign company of my choice. i
intend to pay out this fund now as the organization is winding up its
activities since the aim of returning PEACE to the countries and the coast
has been achieved,Based on the law and ethics of employments,as a civil
servants working under this organization, are not allowed to operate a
foreign account.

This is the more reason why i needed your assistance to provide an account
that can sustain this fund for safe keeping and our future investment with
your comprehensive advise, assistance and partnership in your country.After
the transaction as the account owner in this deal it is a gree to allow you
20% of the total sum as compensation, 75% will be held on trust for me while
5% will be used to to balance up any incidental charges and cost during the
course of the transaction.

This transaction will be successfully concluded within 14 days if you accord
me your unalloyed and due co-operation you should provide the following YOUR
COMPANY NAME WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS , TEL AND FAX NUMBERS, THE NAME OF YOUR
BANK, ADDRESS, TEL AND FAX, THE COMPLETE MAIL ADDRESS OF THE
BENEFICIARY.Upon the receipt of this information, the doccuments and
approvals with texts will be sent to you for confirmation and then forwarded
to the organization for ratification and Subsequent payment,As with the case
of all organized (sensitive) and conspired deal, so i solicit for your
unreserved confidentiality and utmost secret in this business,i hope to
retire peacefully and live a honorable business life after ward. There is no
risk involve. Write to me upon the receipt of this massage for more details.

Reply ASAP. Thanks for your proper understanding.

With regards,
Mr Benard Kagaga

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