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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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• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • hon_oluadeniji1960@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: dr_adenijiolu009@microcamp.com.br
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 17:13:57 -0200
Subject: RE:YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT...............


Mr.Adeniji Olu.

Minister,Foreign Affairs Ministry.

Awolowo Road,Abuja Nigeria.

hon_oluadeniji1960@yahoo.co.uk





Attn:Beneficiary.



RE:CORDIAL........



I am Mr.Olu Adeniji,Minister Foreign Affairs Ministry; my office monitors and
controls the affairs of all banks and financialinstitutions in Nigeria
concerned with foreign contract payments. 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 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 was 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 your

unpaid funds.

I have your file 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 your 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$5M only will be paid into an account I will provide you
after you have confirmed the transfer of your sum into your account by
telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable in 3 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 your fund
release are caused by your agents or representative.



If you AGREE with my conditions the reply to this mail so that i can 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 the three days
mandate.

I hope you don't reject this offer and have your funds transferred.



Waiting for your reply soon.

Mr.Adeniji Olu.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER.

hon_oluadeniji1960@yahoo.co.uk



The information in this message and in any attachments, contains

confidential

information and is intended solely for the attention and use of the

named addressee(s)


_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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