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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: mikeidu@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 04:21:51 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?BUSINESS=20TRANSACTION?=

FROM THE DESK OF:MR.MIKE IDU.

ATTENTION:CHAIRMAN/CEO

SIR/MADAM,

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION

AFTER A DISCREET BUT THOROUGH INVESTIGATION AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE OF THE
NIGERIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE,WE WRITE WITH ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE IN THE LEGALITY
OF YOUR COMPANY AND THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR PERSON. ESSENTIALLY THE BUSINESS
WE ARE ABOUT TO COMMENCE IS FUNDANMENTALLY BASED ON TRUST AND SENSE OF PURPOSE.


FOR SUCCINCT INTRODUCTION, WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE CONTRACT REVIEWING PANEL
(CRP) OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT) ABUJA, OUR STATUS RANKS FROM
MINISTERIAL POST DOWN TO DIRECTORS GENERAL. THE SETTING UP OF OUR COMMITTEE
IS NECESSITATED BY THE FLAWS AND BLATANT ABUSE OF THE LAST MILITARY REGIME
WHICH AWARDED CONTRACTS AT INCREDIBLY INFLATED COST. THROUGH TENACIOUS EFFORT
AND WELL-EXPANDED ENERGY AND EXPERIENCE, WE WERE ABLE TO RECTIFY THESE FLAWS
AND TO PAY THE CONTRACTORS THEIR RIGHTFUL DUES. AT THE END OF THEIR ARDUOUS
EXERCISE THE SUM OF TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS
ONLY (US$25.5M) WAS LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(CBN) DUE TO THE INITIAL INFLATED COSTS.

TO GET OUR ENTITLED PAYMENT FOR THIS SPECIAL PROJECT THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
RESOLVED THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED SUM BE DISBURSED AMONG MEMBERS EQUITABLY
THIS PRECISELY IS WHY WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE SINCE THIS MONEY HAS TO BE
PAID INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT FROM C.B.N. WE SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH
AN UNFLINCHING FAITH THAT YOU WOULD NOT BETRAY US.

SHARE:

WITH YOUR ABILITY TO ASSIST IN THE TRANSFER, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO 30%, I
AND MY COLLEAGUES WILL HAVE 60%,WHILE THE REMAINING 10% IS TO TAKE CARE
OF ALL INCIDENTAL EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURED BY BOTH PARTIES DURING
THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.

MODUS OPERANDUM:

TO ENABLE US PUT UP CLAIMS AND INVOICE FOR THE PAYMENT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,WE
REQUIRE THE FOLLOWINGS: YOUR BANKING PARTICULARS, THE NAME OF YOUR BANK,YOUR
BANK ADDRESS, PHONE, FAX AND ACCOUNT NUMBER; YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX
NUMBER TO REACH YOU DURING AND AFTER BUSINESS HOURS.

THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR JOB DESCRIPTION AND FOLLOWS UP LETTER
OF CLAIMS THROUGH NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORP0RATION TO THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF FINANCE FOR ONWARD DESPATCH AND APPROVAL. IT WILL INTEREST YOU
TO NOTE THAT THE TRANSFER WILL COMMENCE AND BE COMPLETED WITHIN SEVEN BANK
UPON THE RECEIPT OF THE BANKING INFORMATION.

ENDAEVOUR TO KEEP IT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE WE ARE CIVIL SERVANTS
SERVING THE PRESENT DEMOCRACTICALLY GOVERNMENT OF OUR DEAR NATION.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR.MIKE IDU.





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