Below is one of many Nigerian scam emails that we have received in our inbox. This is provided for your entertainment as well as to give you an example of what these scams look like. If you have received one of these email messages (and odds are you have or will receive many of them) simply delete them from your inbox. They are scams, designed to con you from your hard-earned money.

 Dear  Friend,    
 
 It is my pleasure to write this mail to you and to say thanks for your effort in providing
 an opportunity to read my mail. I got your contact when i was making some searches in
 the internet.
 
My name is Mrs . Amina   Bello , a Liberian. I was until recently the wife of Mr. Musa
 Bello,  personal driver to  ex-president Charles Taylor and also UNITED NATIONS AID
 WORKER
 
 
My  husband and many other aides of the president were  killed by the rebels leaving
 me a widow, i am presently left alone with my younger  brother   Abdul.
 
It is worthy to note that during my husband's life time he used his position as a special
 aide to the president  to amass some wealth totalling to US$7.5million.
 
This money was realised from  the sales of gold and diamond ,which are the country's
 major resources and sources of income.And before his death ,my husband was able to
 send this money via a Ghanian diplomatic contact to the country ,where it is currently
 secured with a security company as a FAMILY TREASURE and  my name was used as

 the depositor in view of my husband,s position as an insider in the government.
 
Now , that i have passed through the mourning ordeal for my husband  I am   thinking
 and planning the next step to take with respect to how  and where  to invest the money.

 
So my aim of sending this mail to you is to solicit your assistance in transfering this
money to your country where it could be invested in a viable business for our mutual
 benefit. I am ready to enter into a joint venture with your company or we can open a
new company with the money.  
 
I want to assure you that you will be highly rewarded for your assistance both in cash
 or in the joint venture.
 
Please reply to this mail, indicating your ability to handle this transaction so that i will
give you details to enable us map out strategies for the implementation of this project.
 
Best regards,
 
Mrs.   Amina.   Bello.