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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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  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • engr_roysmith@mail2world.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Engr. Roy Smith" <engr.roysmith@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: engr_roysmith@mail2world.com
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 04:59:42 -1000
Subject: From Engr Roy Smith.

>From Engr Roy Smith.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
Federal Office Building,
Ikoyi-Lagos.


Dear Sir,
I know this mail may come as surprise to you,since we do not know ourselves
or have any previous contact before now,my purpose of writting you is this.

We believe that you would be in a position to help us in our bid to transfer
the sum of twenty-seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($27.5m)into a
foreign account.

We are members of a special committee for budget and planning of the
ministry of petroleum,this committee is principally consern with contract
appraisals and approvals in order of priorities as regards capital project
of the federal government.

With our positions,we have successfully secured for ourselves the sum of
twenty-seven million five hundred thousand united state dollars ($27.5m).

The present government in my country are seeking the surport of foreign
government,so they gave directive to all federal parastatals to compile and
settle all foreign contractors being owned for contract that has been
executed,so our plan is to include the name that you will provide us,as one
of the contractors being owed in my corporation,the nigerian national
petroleum corporation (NNPC).

What we need from you is (1)a company name or a name of which to use as the
company that did execute the contract (2)an account even if empty into which
the fund will be transfered into,this is because our code of conduct
prohibit government officials from operation or owning foreign account.

It has been agreed that the owner of the account will be compensated with
us$8.3 million of the remitted funds,we will keep us$16.5million,while
us$2.7 million has been set aside to offset expenses and pay the necessary
taxes.

It may also interest you to know that two years ago similar transaction was
carried out with one Mr George Brooks of ( BROGE INTERNATIONAL TRADING
CORPORATION) at number 135, east 57th street, 28TH floor,new york 10022
with telephone (212)308-7788 and telex number 6731689,after the agreement
between both partners in which he was to take 25% of the remitted fund
(fifteen million united state dollars $15.000.000.)was duly transferd into
his account only to be disappointed on our arrival in new york as we were
told that Mr Brooks was no longer on that address,while his telephone number
had been re-allocated to somebody else,that is how we lost our money to Mr
Brooks.

This time around we need a more reliable and trusted person or a reputed
company to transact this project with hence this proposal to you,so if you
can prove yourself to be trustworthy ready to partake in this project then
we are prepare to do business with you.

What we need from you is the assurance that you will let us have our share
after the transfer of the fund ($27.5million)into your account.

If this proposal satisfies you,please contact me through this private email
address (engr_roysmith@mail2world.com) we can advice you on modalities of
the transaction,and note that all modalities has been worked out and once
started will take two weeks with the absolute support of all conserned.

Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and totally safe now or after
the fund transfer to your account.

You are also free to call me on my private mobile line 234-1-4710617 for
more infomation on this pending transaction.

Please treat as urgent and confidential as i look forward to your reply.

Best Regards,

>From Engr Roy Smith.

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