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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: phillip tanko <phillip2@zwallet.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 08:50:43 +0000
Subject: FROM ENGINEER PHILLIP TANKO

My dear,

I am Engineer PHILLIP TANKO, a Director of the Contracts Award and
review Department with the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC). I am contacting you on this business of
transferring the sum of US$35.5 THIRTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS only) into a safe foreign account and the need is very urgent.

I got your contact from the Nigerian Chambers of Commerce and
international family directory and it is with business trust that made me to contact you on this matter.

I write to solicit for the transfer of this money into your account.
This Money was generated from an over Invoiced contract sum in my
corporation (NNPC).I am contacting you for your help and partnership for the following two reasons:

1. As a civil servant, I am not permitted to own foreign accounts due to civil service code of conduct.

2. My present financial resources as a civil servant will not be
sufficient for me to handle the transfer alone successfully without
financial assistance from a reliable foreign partner abroad. 30% of this sum would be for you as compensation for using your
Bank account in transferring this money, 5% would be used to reimburse the expenses made by both parties during the processing of the transferring which include,telephone bills, travelling expenses and fees.While 65% is for me and my collegues.

Please note that I will arrange to meet with you immediately after the successful conclusion of the transfer, the 65% share of ours will be used for investment overseas. Your assistance and co-operation is highly needed. I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free.

If you are interested I will require your banking information as mentioned below:

1. Name to be used as beneficiary and beneficiary's address.

2. Your private and confidential telephone/ fax number(s)

3. Your banking details and address, your bank Telephone and fax
number(s).

4. Or if you are not comfortable with providing your existing account,you can within the shortest possible time, confidentially open an entirely new (Virgin) account for the transaction. I would prefer this arrangement.

I hope to conclude this business with you within the next fourteen- (14)working days. Looking forward to your anticipated and
urgent positive response via this

Alternative e-mail :eng.phillip@voidumonde.com

Best regards,

Engineer PHILLIP TANKO


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