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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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  • pato.su@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Patrick Osu Director NPA-STP" <pato.su@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:52:22 -0500
Subject: OIL PROPOSITION

Attn:Ms Karola Koertgen,

Please note that I am making this business introduction based on my
regard for your credibility. Due to your position as a foreigner, I would
want
to go into partnership with you. I am the Director of Europe Operations
for the NPA-STP (National Petroleum Agency of Sao Tome & Principe). To
be precise, I oversee Europe operations for the agency.

My position in the agency entitles me to recommend oil allocation and
actualize oil lifting and exploration allocation licenses to candidates
based on my interest. In 2003,I facilitated and actualized the license
of a Businessman from Iraq. The license was for 5 years at 4 MILLION
BBLS/12 MONTHS. Due to reasons unknown to me, I haven't heard from the
man since 2005.I just recently heard from a reliable source that the
man is late. He died due to the recent attacks in Iraq.

The license is valid till date as I always ensure that I keep to my
side of the bargain and I have decided to begin to use the license from this
month.

I seek your involvement as a partner,I will package you as the allocation
license beneficiary. Due to my
position in the agency (NPA-STP), I cannot handle this project that is
why I need your assistance. With current events in Sao Tome & Principe,
we shall be able to lift a minimum of 350,000 Barrels per month.

This is what I propose:
1.You provide me with your company name which shall be used in place of
the initial license operator.
2.I will ensure that your company name is recognized as the license
operator and that we have a lay can date for at least 300,000 barrels
per month.
3.I will ensure that all lifting procedures are in place and buyers
readily available.
4.You stand in as the license operator for all lifting and sales
transactions, we shall open an account for the receipt of the oil sales
proceeds in which both of us shall be signatories to the account.
5.We shall split the oil sales proceeds in the ratio of 50:50 equity
share. Equity will be at the end of every annual quarter.

I believe you are a person of wisdom and integrity. This offer I make is
based on utmost good faith. I would be jeopardizing my position in the
agency, if a word of this goes out. Therefore without mincing words, I
rely on you for utmost confidentiality on every bit of details relating
to this transaction.

Please contact me via my private box pato.su@yahoo.com ,upon your
positive response, I will be willing to forward to you proof of my
proposition as I look forward to a prospective business relationship
between us.

Remain Blessed as I expect your reply.

Patrick Osu Esq.
Director Europe Operations.
NPA-STP.

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