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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: mike ola <mikeola1@wowmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:22:26 +0200
Subject: Dr. Mike Ola


Dr. Mike Ola,
Liberty House,
Area 3,
Garki Abuja.

My name is Dr.Mike Ola, I got your contact through
your Chambers of Commerce here in Nigeria. I am
impressed with your company profile, which I have
attributed to your good managerial ability, so I
decided to write you for this partnership business.

In the just concluded Common Wealth of Heads of
Government Meeting held in Abuja - Nigeria, it was
discussed by the 54 members countries that for Africa
members countries to win the confidence of foreign
investors, they should pay up the debt owned foreign
contractors over the years in order to create a good
atmosphere and a friendly environment for investment.

To this end the President Chief Olusegun Obasenjo has
constituted a 7 man payment committee to verify claims
of contractors and see to the immediate release of
their funds amounting to over US$700million, I am
Chairman of the Committee being my first political
appointment in the 34years, I have spent in Government
Service where I will be retiring this year November
15th 2004. I want to use this opportunity to transfer
US$15miillion oversees so that I can keep a foreign
account for my children. I want you to help me
accomplish this my dream, I am already 56years old
with nothing to show for the 34years I have spent in
the civil service.

THE DEAL:
You will provide the following information
1. A company's name and address.
2. Your private phone and fax numbers.
3. Your account number and bank detail.
I will use this information to prepare the necessary
document and payment approval, which will be backdated
to mean that your company executed a contract and the
US$15million, will be paid immediately to your account
as payment for the contract.
I assure you that there is no risk in this transaction
but you should keep this deal very secret.

BENEFIT:
I shall give you 30% of the money as the account
owner. I will visit you immediately you have received
the money so that we can discuss the kind of business
I shall invest on in your country.
I am hoping to hear from you urgently via mail to this email address: mikeola1@wowmail.com


Yours sincerely,
Dr.Mike Ola.



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