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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • mustafar_ali@box.az

Fraud email example:

From: "isikaku duru" <isikakuduru15@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:37:29 +0100
Subject: Dear: Ver

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND AVIATION
HEADQUARTERS-ABUJA STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
FROM THE DESK OF:ALI MUSTAFAR.
LAGOS-NIGERIA

Dear: Ver,

REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

After due deliberation , I decided to forward this proposal. I want a
reliable person who could assist me to transfer the sum of Ten Million
United States Dollars (US$10,000,000.00) into his/her account.

This fund resulted from an over-invoced bill from contract awarded by us
under the budget allocation to my ministry and the bill was approved for
payment by the concerned ministries.

The contract has been executed, commissioned and the contractor was paid he
actual cost of the contract.i am left with the balance of US$10,000,000.00
as part of theover-invoiced amount, which i have deliberately over
estimated, for my own.

I am contacting you to be my custodan for this fund, 40% for you (Account
Owner)why 60% for me .

I am the Secretary of the Contract Awarding Committee (CAC) of the FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND AVIATION (FMTA).This transaction is very much free
from all sorts of RISK and TROUBLE from my Government. We have been
exercising patience for this opportunity for so long and to most of us this
is a life time opportunity we cannot affford to miss.

To get this fund paid into your foreign stablishment like yours. With this
invoice, we will seek approval to transfer the fund within 14 banking days
through the APEX BANK to your designatd Bank Account.

Consequently upon your acceptance of my proposal, kindly confirm you
interest by revert through my e-mail:mustafar_ali@box.az,

It will surprise you i choose you and trusted you for this transaction. Yes,
we believe that good friends can be discovered and business like this cannot
be realized without trust.

This is why i have decided to trust you for this transaction. i am looking
forward to doing this transaction with you. Be further informed that
everyone's interest and Security had been considered before you were
contacted. So be rest assured and fell free to go into his transaction with
me.

But let honestly be our watch word throughout this transaction and your
prompt reply will be highly appreciated.

Thank.

Best regards,

ALI MUSTAFAR ,

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