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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: "ogunsewe ogunlewe" <ogunseweogunlewe@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 01:08:57 +0000
Subject: HELP.

ATTENTION Sir/MAdam,

CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PLAN

I humbly wish to seek your assistance in a matter thatis very important and
needs utmost trust and confidence. I am Mr.Ogunsewe Ogunlewe, a business
consultant and close confidant of one of Nigeria.s most powerful family. The
wife of top government official and an oil royalist who served in the past
military regime in Nigeria wishes to move out of Nigeria the sum of US$24.7
million. She wishes to invest the aforementioned sum in viable investment
oversea.

For obvious reasons, my client does not wish to place this fund with
established financial institution in the family.s name for security reason.
It is her desire that the deal is handled as quietly as possible without
possibility of any leakage to the public or Government as they have suffered
a great loss in the past.
She has therefore empowered and instructed me to look for a reliable
foreigner who can arrangEand receive the money in his or her account oversea
and assist to invest the fund
properly for the family. If you agree to act as a fund manager for my client
and her family, I shall arrange to release the sum of US$24.7 Million to you
if you meet my requirement and upon favourable response from you. I shall
let you know how you will receive it.

Your commission shall be payment of 40% of the total sum. And annual 10% of
the after tax returns on investment for the first five years. Therefore, the
terms shall be varied. Be informed that arrangements have been made for you
to receive the fund in abroad,so you must be ready to travel to abroad where
you will sign the necessary documents for the release of the fund to your
designated bank account.
If you are capable and willing to participate in this transaction, reach me
by this e-maIL ogunseweogunlewe@yahoo.com or as stated above. In any case,
please keep it tight secret.

Goodbye and GOD bless. As I anxiously await your

soonest positive response.

Best regards.

Mr.Ogunsewe Ogunlewe.

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