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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: "SENATOR IDRIS KUTA" <sir_idriskuta@br.inter.net>
Reply-To: sir_idriskuta@wanadoo.es
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 10:18:53 -0300
Subject: PLEASE CONSIDER THIS MESSAGE VERY SERIOUS

PLEASE CONSIDER THIS MESSAGE VERY SERIOUS

FROM: SENATOR IDRIS KUTA
#36 old Ewu Road
Mafoluku Oshodi
Lagos-Nigeria
Email: sir_idriskuta@wanadoo.es
Tel: 234 (1) 470 1223

SIR,

I AM SENATOR IDRIS KUTA, THE SENATE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OF
THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IN THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF
ASSEMBLY, REPRESENTING RIVERS STATE. MY REASON OF
CONTACTING YOU IS THAT THERE IS A SUM OF $8.9 MILLION
(EIGHT MILLION, NINE
HUNDRED UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN DOLLARS ONLY), WHICH I
AND MY COMMITTE MEMBERS DISCOVERED IN A FINANCIAL &
SECURITY TRUST FIRM LAST 3 YEARS AGO AND IT IS UNDER MY
CUSTODY.

THIS FUND WAS DEPOSITED THERE BY ONE OF THE MINISTERS IN
OUR PAST GOVERNMENT ADMINISTERATION UNDER DISGUISE. IN OUR
OFFICIAL DUTY, WE DISCOVERED A LOT OF LOOTED FUNDS WHICH WE
HAVE BROUGHT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SOME FOREIGN HEADS OF
STATES BACK AND HANDED OVER TO THE CURRENT PRESIDENT WHICH
SUPPOSE TO BE IN THE NATIONAL TREASURY, BUT SINCE THEN
UPTILL THIS MOMENT, NOTHING HAS BEEN ACCOUNTED OR SAID BY
OUR PRESIDENT CONCERNING THE BROUGHT BACK LOOTED FUNDS TO
THE TOTAL GENERALITY OF THE NIGERIAN CITIZENS AND THE FIRST
TENURE OF THE CURRENT
GOVERNMENT/PRESIDENT IS OVER BUT RE-ELLECTED FOR THE SECOND
TENURE.

I HAVE SINCE THEN BEEN WAITING TO HEAR AND SEE THE
INTENSIONS OF THE PRESIDENT FOR THE RECOVERED FUNDS, BUT TO
MY ULTERLY SURPRISE AND DISMAY, I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT THAT
OUR PRESIDENT DID NOT HAVE A GENUINE INTENTION FOR THE
FUNDS. IT HAS BECOME OBVIOUS THAT HE USED PART OF THE FUNDS
TO SPONSOR AND PAVE HIS WAY INTO HIS
CURRENT TENURE IN THE OFFICE NOW.

AS A HONOURABLE MEMBER OF THE HOUSE, I MADE FRANTIC EFFORTS
TO MOVE MOTIONS ON THE MATTER IN THE HOUSE, BUT I WAS
ALWAYS SIDELINED IN THE MINORITY VOICE AS IT WAS OBVIOUS
THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS ALL OUR NOTABLE AND RESPECTABLE
MEMBERS IN HIS PAYROLE, EVEN OUR HONOURABLE SPEAKER.

NOW I HAVE DECIDED TO LEAVE THIS AMOUNT ABROAD AND FIND A
RESPONSIBLE PERSONALITY WHOM I CAN TRUST TO HANDLE THE CASH
FOR A POSSIBLE PROFFESSIONAL INVESTMENT AS OUR OWN GAIN
SINCE HE [THE PRESIDENT] DO NOT HAVE THE RECORD OF THIS
FUND.

I WANT YOU TO TELL ME IF YOU CAN BE ABLE TO LOCATE A VERY
GOOD BUSINESS WHICH THIS $8.9 MILLION CAN BE INVESTED IN.
ALSO CAN I TRUST YOU TO HANDLE THIS CASH? NOTE THAT YOU ARE
GOING TO BE MY TRUSTED PARTNER IN THIS INVESTMENT AND I
WILL DRAW AGREEMENT
FOR THE PERCENTAGE OF THE INVESTMENT DIVIDENDS FOR BOTH
PARTIES INVOLVED.

LET ME HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE.
SEND MESSAGE ONLY VIA THE EMAIL ADDRESS RECORDED ABOVE

THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.

YOURS SINCERELY
SENATOR IDRIS KUTA

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