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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: gmnpa_finance005@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:00:56 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?REQUEST=20FOR=20ASSIATANCE?=

FROM THE DESK OF: JAYA WILLIAMS
GENERAL MANAGER FINANCE
NIGERIA, LAGOS NIGERIA.
E-MAIL:jayawilliams2003@yahoo.co.uk
ATTN:

DEAR SIR/ MADAM,

REQUEST FOR ASSIATANCE-STRICITY CONFIDENTIAL.

I am Jaya Williams, General manager Finance Nigeria Port Authority (N.P.A)under
Federal Ministry of Transport and a member of four-man Tender Board in change
of contract review and payment approvals. I came to know of you in my search
for a reliable person to handle a very confidential transaction
that involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account.It
may sound so strange to you but exercise patience and read on. Series of
contracts has been executed by a consortium multinational, in the seaport
industry favour of Ministry of Transport among were:

1. The expansion of port network and drainage of ports within Nigeria, which
is valued at US $ 200million.

2. Contract for the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of various ports in the
country valued at US$ 152 million.

3. The construction of Dock-yard for maintenance of vessel (ship) what of
US $ 250 million. The original value of this contract were deliberately
over invoiced to the sum of US $ 43.5 million American Dollars which has
now been approved and is now ready to be transferred. Being, that the companies
that actually executed these contracts has been fully paid and project officially
commissioned. Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer
the total amount to your account for subsequent disbursement since we are
civil servant and are prohibited by the code of conduct Bureau (civil servant
laws) from opening/operating foreign account in our names.

In return, we have agreed to offer you 30% of the transferred sum while
10% shall be set aside for accidental expenses (internal & external) between
the parties in the course of the transfer. We will mandate you to draw up
an investment plan for us, of which you will control since we cannot bring
our shares back to Nigeria. We are very interested in investing in real
estate, in you country. You must however note, that this transaction is
subjected to the following terms.

1. That you must be transparent, honesty, diligence and will treat this
transaction with utmost secrecy and confidentiality because of the circumstances
we now find ourselves.

2. The fund would be transfer to an account over which you have absolute
control. Modalities have been worked at the highest level of the presidency
at the Central Bank of Nigeria. For the immediate transfer of the funds
within 14 working days subject to your satisfaction of the above stated
terms.

Our assurance is that, your role is 100% risk free. To accord this transaction,
the legality it deserve and for mutual security of the parties involved
and the funds. The whole approval procedures will be officially and legally
processed with your name or the name of your company, you may nominate as
the bonafide beneficiary.

Also, be inform that our main reason of contacting you is for the obvious
reason that we will want to invest these fund in real estate. It is our
believe that you can be of immense help in this regards.pls reply to my
altanative email:jayawilliams2003@yahoo.co.uk


Best regards,

Jaya Williams








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