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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: rita brown <ritabr47@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ritab_104@yahoo.com.br>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:19:50 -0400
Subject: YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT
Attn Sir/ Madam, How are you? I know that this mail must come to you by surprise anyway let me introduce my self to you first I am Mrs. Rita Brown I work with federal ministry of finance here in Nigeria.Please there is a transaction I want to discuss with you if you can assist me on it, there is a contract handle here in Nigeria during the regime of formal president of Nigeria being Chief Olusegun Obsanjo the contract is handle by a white firm company in our Domestic Gas Depot in Warri and Port harcourt but this contract am tell was over estimated $92 million us dollars white the normal bill the contractor charge for the work is $45 million us dollars so after this contract have been executed.The then contractor that handle this contract have collected his payment which is $45 million us dollars so which in the payment document shows that the payment that the contractor collected is first part payment.So the remaining final part payment, which is $47 million, us dollars have been approve to pay the contractor his final payment so the only person that can claim this money must be a foreigner and he or she will come as the beneficiary of this fund that is involved which is $47 million us dollars.So I ask for your assistance if you can handle it with truth, trust and honesty all the back up paperwork will been done by me so if you can promise me of truth, trust and honesty then after the transaction is done then you take 30% and 70% for me so if you will be able to handle this transaction for me then just send all this informations to me as soon as you receive this mail.(1) Your full name.(2) Your full postal address.(3) Your private phone number for effective communications.(4) Your Country of origin.(5) Your age.(6) Your occupation.All this informations I ask you to send am going to use it and get all the back up paperworks ready for the succeed of this claims.I will be very happy if you can handle this transaction with open mind I promise you must benefit from this deal thank for your kindness and your understanding.Then if you have any question to ask please dont hesitate to ask me God bless you looking forward to see your urgent response.Yours sincerelyMrs. Rita Brown
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