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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: "ENGR OBASEKI JOSEPH" <obasekijoseph@oicexchange.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:27:57 -0400
Subject: PLEASE REPLY IMMEDIATELY (URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL)

ENGR OBASEKI JOSEPH
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND PROJECT,
NATIONAL ELECTRICITY POWER AUTHORITY (N.E.P.A)
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT, FALOMO-LAGOS, NIGERIA.
E-MAIL: obasekijoseph@oicexchange.com

ATTN: PRESIDENT/C.E.O.

BUSINESS PROPOSAL: TRANSFER OF US$ 25.5M (TWENTY-FIVE
MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS.)

First, I must solicit your trust and strictest confidence in this transaction; this is by nature of the top-secret information I am about to divulge to you. You were introduced to us by a mutual acquaintance from the Nigerian Chamber of Commerce, Foreign Trade Division, who does not only know of the nature of what I am about to introduce to you. He only knows that I have some funds to invest abroad, hence he recommended you, and I hope and believe in God that you are reliable and honest.

I am the Director of Engineering & Project of the National Electricity Power Authority (N.E.P.A) in Lagos, Nigeria. I am seeking your assistance to enable me transfer the sum of US$25,500,000. 00 into your private company account for mutual benefits. This money come about as a result of a contract for the supply of two thousand, three hundred and sixty-seven computer unit, installation and the Y2K compliance turn-around maintenance executed on behalf of my ministry (N.E.P.A), in the year 2002.

This contract was officially assigned to be awarded and executed by two foreign contractors at the tune of US$105,500,000.00, but in the course of my negotiation, I bargained with only one foreign contractor, a Bulgarian firm which now executed the contract at the cost of US$80,000,000.00. Thus leaving the remaining US$25.5m floating in the escrow account of the Alliance Security and Finance House (A.S.F.H) to the benefits of we the three members of the contract award panel unknown to the
contractor and any other person in my Ministry. This contract has been satisfactorily executed and inspected as the Bulgarian firm is presently securing his payment from my Ministry.

It is however to this effect that I seek your maximum assistance and approval to present your company name alongside with the Bulgarian contractor as the second foreign contractor to enable me transfer the difference (US$25.5m) into your account for further investment depending on your advice. Hence the code of conduct of federal civil service does not allow us to operate foreign account.

On actualization of the transaction, the funds will be
shared thus:
1. 20% of the money will go to you for
acting as the beneficiary of the funds.
2. 10% for reimbursement to both parties
for incidental expenses that may be incurred in the course
of the transaction for insurance phone bills,
documentation etc.
3. 70% to we (three members of the
contract award panel.)

all logistics are in place and all modalities worked out for the smooth actualization of the transaction within fourteen working days of commencement after receipt of the following information by fax: your full name, company?s name, contact Address, Phone/fax number.

If you are able to handle feel free to reach me through my e-mail obasekijoseph@oicexchange.com also send me your private phone and fax number as I will be sending you immediately I receive your positive response some classified documents. and I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please note that this is a DEAL and confidentiality is of very great importance for security reasons, and I believe in you that you are not going to let me down when this
money have been transferred into your account

Thanks in anticipation for your positive response and I look forward to your soonest response.

Yours truly,
ENGR OBASEKI JOSEPH

DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND PROJECT]
[NATIONAL ELECTRICITY POWER AUTHORITY

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