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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • rev_danielokosun@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "DANIEL OKOSUN" <rev_danielokosun@msn.com>
Reply-To: rev_danielokosun@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:04:15 +0000
Subject: FROM REVEREND DANIEL OKOSUN(JOINT BUSINESS PROPOSAL).REPLY ASAP

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
Office of the Chief Accountant.
Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources(F.M.P.R)
Floor 10,NNPC Plaza,
Lagos Nigeria.
Email- rev_danielokosun@yahoo.co.uk

Attn:

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Reverend Daniel Okosun, Chief accounting Officer Federal
Ministry of petroleum Resources (MPR) and a member of Tender Board
Committee in charge 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.

There were series of contracts executed by a consortium Multinational
in the Oil industry in favour of Ministry of Petroleum Resources among
which were:
1.The extension of pipeline network within Nigeria for crude oil, down
stream products distribution and subsequent evacuation- US$ 95 Million.
2. Contract for the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the various
refineries in the country~ US$ =52Million.
3. The construction of storage tanks for petroleum products (Depots)
US$140 Million.

The original values of this contract were deliberately over invoiced to
the sum of US $12.5million American Dollars, which has now been
approved and is now ready to be transferred. The companies that actually
executed these contracts have been fully paid and project officially
commissioned. Consequently, I and my partners are willing to transfer this
amount to your account for subsequent disbursement since we are Civil
Servants and are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Servant
Laws) from opening/operating foreign account in our names.

Needless to say, the trust posed on you at this juncture is enormous.
In return, we have agreed to offer you 20% of the transferred sum while
15% 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 your country.

You must however note that this transaction is subjected to the
following terms and conditions:
1. Our conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence.
2. That you will treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and
confidentiality because of the circumstances we now find ourselves.
3. That the funds would be transferred to an account over which you
have absolute control.

Modalities have been worked out at the highest level 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 deserves 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 Bona fide beneficiary.

Also, be informed that our main reason of contacting you is for the
obvious reason that we will want to invest these funds in the real estate.
It is our believe that you can be of immense help in this regards.

Kindly expedite action so as to enable us include this transaction into
this quarter of payment. Please, contact me as soon as possible .

Best regards,
Reverend Daniel Okosun.



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