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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: "Engr Kupo Funsho" <engrfunsho_nnpc@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 05:26:25 +0000
Subject: Get back to me please


FROM THE DESK OF:
ENGR FUNSHO KUPOLUKUN.
Group Managing director (NNPC)



Dear Sir,

My name is ENGR FUNSHO KUPOLUKUN, Group Managing director and chairman of
the Contract Tender Board Committee of the Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC),Lagos. After due consultation with other members of the
Committee, I have been mandated to arrange and negotiate for a trusted
foreign firm or individual account overseas for a possible transfer of some
fund being an over invoiced sum resulting from various contracts executed by
foreign companies for the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

NATURE OF CONTRACT:
1. Supply of B.P.S.D chemical, erection and system Optimization of super
polypro for Warri Refinery.
2. Supply of capacity turbine flow axle, and computerized conveyor for plant
A-D Warri Refinery.
3. Activation of axle turbine pipes flow plants and liters flow for Kaduna
Refinery.

OBJECTIVES:
It should be noted that original value of these contracts were purposely
over invoiced by my committee (the Contract Tender Board Committee) with the
sum of Ten million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Million
Dollars($10.5M).Now, all firms involved in this contract have been paid
accordingly and the project commissioned.

As a result, we want to transfer this inflated sum to a trusted Oversea
Partner as the true beneficiary, through the Central Bank of Nigeria as
we Civil Servants Nigeria are not allowed to operate foreign Account.

BENEFIT:
We have agreed to give you 25% of the amount, while 10% will be set aside to
offset any expenses incurred during the transaction. 65% will be for my
colleagues and I.

REQUIREMENT:
All modalities have efficiently and confidentially been worked out with the
top officials of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of
Nigeria to facilitate the remittance of this fund into your Account within
the shortest possible time of receiving the following information from you:

THE NAME OF YOUR BANK AND ADDRESS.
YOUR TELL/FAX NUMBERS,
YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER,
BENEFICIARY'S NAME AND
YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.

On receipt of this information, all arrangements shall be perfected here for
a successful and hitch-free transfer of this fund to your Account. Utmost
confidentiality and trust is highly needed.

All your replies should be strictly on this my direct e-mail address. This
transaction is 100% risk free and does not depend on any specific field of
trade. Reach me on the above email if you are interested in my proposal.

Best Regards,

ENGR FUNSHO KUPOLUKUN
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR OF (NNPC)
Tel: +234 8037 123479

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