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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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  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Odu Muyiwa" <odu.muyiwa@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 15:19:34 +0700
Subject: Bonny Light Crude Oil

Dear Sir,
My name Odu Muyiwa Assistance Senior Secretary in the foreign affairs department of the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC). I got your email during a personal research on the Internet and wish to use this opportunity to notify you of the existence of excess Bonny Light Crude Oil amounting to 65,000 barrels. We wish to ship this oil to you country and partner you by appointing you as our oil liaison agent in your country. We have been on this business with many countries including Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) which unfortunately came to halt after the end of General Olusegun Obasunjo tenure. Please go through this page to be more acquainted with my proposal.

http://www.nigerianmuse.com/projects/EnergyDevelopmentProject/Obasanjo_Sold_Crude_Oil_To_Jamaica_At_12
http://www.legaloil.com/NewsItem.asp?DocumentIDX=1188422736&Category=news
http://www.arizonaenergy.org/News04/News%20Dec04/nigeria_and_swiss_banks_fund_cru.htm

TERMS OF SERVICE
(1) You will be appointed as our oil liaison agent in your country .
(2) Each barrel of oil will sold at the price tag of $55.
(3) Your selling price must not exceed the price tag of $55per barrel for easy disposal of the oil.
(4) You must ensure that the oil is disposed as soon as you receive it in your country.
(5) You will have 10% on each barrel of oil sent to you.
(7) You will remit our share through our london bank account.
(8) You must adhere to the confidentiality of this transaction.
(9) You must be ready to receive and dispose 65,000 barrels of oil in every two months.
This would be done under a legitimate arrangement certified and authenticated by Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC). However, the contract may be withdrawn as soon as we notice any mistrust from your side.
On your approval of the Terms herein, we will instruct our Thailand liaison agent Mr. Jeff Sanong to contact you for further details.
regards
Mr. Odu Muyiwa

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