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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. O. B. Elemchukwu" <engobel@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: engelemm@yahoo.de
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 17:47:10 +0000
Subject: From The Executive Director Projects.

FROM THE OFFICE OF ENGR. OJUM BENIAH ELEMCHUKWU
NDDC HEADQUARTERS, PORT-HARCOURT NIGERIA.

Dear Friend,

I am Engr. Ojum Beniah Elemchukwu. Executive Director Projects of the NDDC
(Niger Delta Development commission). This commission was reconstituted in
the year 1999 by the
federal government of Nigeria as a result of consistent environmental
neglect agitated
by the oil and minerals producing states.

We just received a budgetary allocation of us$1 billion for environmental
maintenance/management of oil producing states (NDDC states) for the first
quarter of 2006. In view of the present political situation in our country,
I have agreed with my colleagues to withdraw the sum of USD$35,000,000.00
(Thirty-five million) and invest it with a partner abroad who will receive
the funds on our behalf. All modalities to ensure a hitch-free transfer of
this fund into your
account through the officials of central bank of Nigeria (CBN) and federal
ministry of finance (FMF) have been properly worked out. My colleagues and I
have agreed to part with any one
who assists us with the receiving of this funds 30% of the total sum, while
the remaining 70% will be for us. So if this proposal interests you of whom
I hope it would, please forward to me immediately the following: Your full
names, your contact address, and direct telephone numbers.

As soon as we receive the above information from you, we shall immediately
file up application for approvals and payment shall follow as soon as
possible. Then your Bank Account details will be required for the transfers
into your designated Bank Account immediately.

I therefore request you to please maintain topmost confidential of this
transaction because we are top civil servants and would not want our
reputable image dented after putting in several years of active service in
the government.

Thanks for your understanding, while I await your diligent response.

Yours faithfully,
Engr. Ojum Beniah Elemchukwu.
Executive Director Projects NDDC.

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