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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: mustaphabello2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:59:10 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GOOD=20WILL=20OFFER?=

Dear sir\madam,
I am Mr.mustapha bello, Director of Account, of the Mines Power and steel,
Lagos. With much sincerity of purpose I am compelled to intimate you on
this mutual business relationship after a satisfactory information received
on your eesteemed person/ company from the Foreign Trade Office. We are
convinced as believing that you will provide us the very needed assistance
resulting from number of amendments (inflated contracts) on already completed
contact awarded by our Ministry (on behalf of the outset political leaders
and the Foreign Companies.

The project which include the under-listed were amongest other comissiones
by the ousted political leaders in Nigeria between 2003/2004 and the very
contractors duly paid. One of the amendment paved the way for the upward
review of the contracts sum from it's orignal cost US$254.315M to US$261.315
representing an incease of US$7.315M. You may as well know that the said
surplus sum has long been in the docmicilary suspense account of the Federal
Ministry of finance awaiting claims. Furtherance to this, was a recent
correspondence to my department from the Auditor General of the Federation,
requesting that we furnish them with particulars of claimants for onward
payment to his account.
The however, seem to suggest the reason behind our choice of a reliable
partner whom we would be fronting as the crtified beneficiary of the fund
hereby aiding him/her with the relevant documents of claim. Undoubtely,
the trust resposed of you on this venture is enormous. In return we have
agreed to offer you 25% of the said sum US$7.315M while 5% shall be set
aside for incidental expenses between the parties in he course of the transfer,70%
will be for myself and the Nigeria Officials.

Job Title
The Engineeering, Procurement and Contruction of Ajokuta Steel Industry
Contact NUmber MUMPS/FGN/V1761/1LSCON-2/95. Job complete certificate NOS:
5320071 MMPS/C: issue date 27th May, 2003, May I at this juncture, emphasis
the high level of credibility which this business demands and I hope you
will not betray the trust and confidence response in you.

Please providing us with your phone/fax lines to enable us direct access
to communication. Kindly give this matter a prompt and quick reply using
(Strictly) with phone no 234-8032244810 or email for easier and further
detailed briefing.
I remain,
Mr.mustapha bello
DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNT (FMMPS)




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