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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • jaggerx2003@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: secured vault security company <securedvaultireland@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:03:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FILE APPROVAL NO: WB/NG07/AH9US/2005.; PAYMENT OF US$ 35MILLION IN YOUR FAVOUR


FROM THE DESK OF: DAMISI SANGO (director of foreign remittance)

FILE APPROVAL NO: WB/NG07/AH9US/2005.; PAYMENT OF US$ 35MILLION IN YOUR FAVOUR.
We are mailing you sequel to our telephone conversation of today/email forwarded to this security company by a highly respect officer from the Investigation department (Mrs. Tina Martins) regarding to your funds.I personally wish to inform you that the concerned Financial Authorities of this country have legally perfected all payment modalities and issued vital Approvals in your favour. The said Approvals which includes the Foreign Exchange Control Allocation Documents, empowers you to legally receive the US$35,000,000.00 ( Thirty Five Million United States Dollars) as the Legal Approved beneficiary. By virtue of the Affidavit of Claim Documents and other vital documents Authorized and endorsed by both the Judicial and Financial Authorities which is presently in your File, we have verified and Officially Confirmed that you are the actual bonafide owner of the said fund. And the sum of US$35,000,000.00 ( Thirty Five Million United States Dollars)SHALL be Legally paid to
you via a TELEGrAPHIC TRANSFER directly to your own bank account
Based on this Fact, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Office of the SECURED VAULT SECURITY COMPANY,DUBLIN have checked your Payment File and we have confirmed all contents to be TRUE and CORRECT hence, we have Officially Approved the transfer of your Funds ($35Million) to take place as promptly as possible once you cooperate in accordance to the Constitutional security Procedures and Ethical Regulations detailed in this letter.

Take further notice that your funds is only with the above named security company . Note that you are adviced to stop all previous communication you might be having with any Person(persons) regarding your fund because we are the only assigned bank to effect /direct foreign payments at the moment, this is due to some irregularities that is imposed on most our esteemed beneficiaries by some Hudlooms.
You are to contact our legal department for the urgent procurement of the vital documents that will enable the Fleet Bank in America to contact you for the final remittance of the above sum into your bank account. The vital documents to be processed in your favour are as follows:
1) The International Clearance Certificate
2) Deposit Certificate
3) Authority to Claims approval (this will be procured directly from the Fedral High Court of Justice)
4) Approval from the Wema Bank (that is the bank that transfer fund to us from nigeria)
5) You account will be Re-Activated for a perfect transmission of your funds to your account in America.
Note that the above procedures will only be done by the attorney to enhance free-flow of your funds to your own bank account in America due to this, you are urgent advised to contact the attorney by name: BARRISTER OLADAPO MICHEAL of OLADAPO ASSOCIATES & CO. LEGAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT ON FINANCIAL MATTERS, SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA.
You are urgently advised to contact him via his direct email address as: jaggerx2003@yahoo.com
Your names and contact information has be despatched to his desk at the moment but you will need to reach him right away and ask for his assiatnce regarding the above detailed documentations.
Get back to us if there any thing you need to amend in the above account that will help for an urgent remittance without any delay or hitch.
Therefore, you are advised to comply with the necessary directives as clearly contained in this Letter.
We encourage you to act fast and achieve your final success.
Congratulations in advance as you comply promptly.
Yours faithfully
MRS. HELEN UTURU (Sec).
FOR THE DIRECTOR (FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT)
SECURED VAULT SECURITY COMPANY,DUBLIN, IRELAND




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