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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: "asb400@terra.es" <asb400@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 18:05:46 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: PASCHAL FOR YOU



ATTENTION,
DEAR FIREND.
Iam DR PASCHAL BENSON , the Director Due Process unit on
international payment under the diplomatic sector of the
presidency in Nigeria.

After the first section of the 2006
meeting held at the month of Jan, 14th 2006with all the
head of department, The Governors of the Central Bank, The
Minister for Finance, The Archives Directors and Chairmen
of the Board of Trustees under His Excellency the Vice
President of Nigeria Alh. Atiku Abubakar. We havd agreed
upon to pay most of our numerous non-
indiginous contractors as we have not paid them for the
past one year and six months.

The vice president now confided in me to include a ghost
name to be paid Twenty Million five hundred U. S
dollars($20,500,000.00).So when i went to internet
marketing to look for any foreigner , I came across your contact and
decided to contact you for you to act as the beneficiary of
the fund, The vice president is the architect of this
project so don't panic all arrangements have planned very
orderly.

On confirmation of your understanding and your contacts i
will still inform the Vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar
On completion of this project15% of the total sum will be
yours.
This project is 100% riskfree and a mega fortune.
please, kindly get back to me immediately
Best Personal Regards,
DR PASCHAL BENSON







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