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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: "marvin chika" <marvinchika2003@excite.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: marvin_chika@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 12:44:46 -0700
Subject: message from marvin

Marvin Chika,
Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC)Nigeria.
Attn:MD/CEO,

Sir,

I Marvin Chika, an Accountant with the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) headquarters in Lagos , Nigeria. I reliably got your
contact from Nigeria Chamber of Commerce.

I have no reason to doubt your honesty and credibility hence I make this
proposal to you. Please, treat with utmost confidence and excuse me for
the embarrassment this letter might cause you as we have not met or
known each other before.

I have the mandate of my colleague in office to solicite for your
assistance for a deal we want to execute, My Corporation (NNPC) awarded
a contract of US$126,700,000.00 (ONE-HUNDRED - TWENTY-SIX Million,
SevenHundred Thousand U.S Dollars)to a Foreign firms tosupply Rig &
Drilling Equipment for Kaduna Refineryhere in Nigeria but because of my
position, this contract was over invoiced to US$145,300,000.00
(ONE-HUNDRED,AND FOURTY-FIVEMillion, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS]

The original contract sum has been paid to the contractors that
executedthe project, now we are left with the over- invoice sum of S$18,600,000.00
(eighteen Million, Six Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars
Only).All arrangements have been concluded on how this money would be
moved.

Our constraints lies on the fact that we required a foreign firm or
individual account number where the money will be paid into, whose
owner will be portrayed as a contract beneficiary of fund. Infact this
is why I am writing you this letter.

NOTE:- There is no risk involved as we have taken care, loopholes
covered.As a civil servant,we are aware that some financial assistance

would be required to conclude this job, we are prepared to give as much

as 25% of the total sum to whoever that is willing to assist, while 70%

of the total sum will go for me and my colleague.

To this effect, 5%would be earmarked to cover all the expenses(Local and
International). This is because the process would pass through some
Directors in the Ministry of Finance and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

These officials might require some tips to facilitate payment without
delay since they are not aware of the deal.Please, should you be
willing to assist, we shall require the following information to enable

us putclaim immediately.

Your full name,company name and address,private telephone and fax
numbers,Your bank name, Address and Account Number, Fax number of the
Bank where the money will be transferred into. But should you not be in

a position to assist,this deal has to remain a secret till the end of
time.

It is important I mention that the officials involved in this
transaction are top Government Functionaries who have put in years of
service to this Country. For the maintenance of personal integrity and
prestige of all persons involved in this transaction, you are implored
to exhibit utmost secrecy throughout the duration of thetransaction.

You are strongly advise to avoid discussing this transaction with a
third party as that could jeopardise the entire transaction.You may
open a separate bank account in any Country for this purpose if you
wish.

All arrangements of this transfer for this second quarter payment for the
year 2004 to be paid in the quarter of 2004 has been properly organised
and further action awaits your immediate response. Hurry and send to me
the above information
immediately for us to commence action.

I am urgently waiting to hear from you.

Best Regards
Marvin Chika

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