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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348037131018 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • drmalu12@yahoo.com
  • drmalu12@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "draka malu" <draka_malu1@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 17:23:44 +0000
Subject: TRUSTING YOU.

From:Dr.Aka Malu
Inland  Bank Of Nigeria Plc.
40/45 Marina Lagos.
Direct Phone:234-8037131018
E-mail: drmalu12@yahoo.com

 

Dear Friend,

 

I am Dr.Aka Malu  the Manager Bill and Exchange of the Foreign   Operations Department, Inland  Bank Plc . I  am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank who died on 21st, November 2001 in a plane crash.
 
Since we got the information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release unless somebody applies for it as the next of Kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. And since no one has come forward to claim the fund for  years now, we have assumed that the fund (US$12.8M) has been abandoned.

 

This is because the banking Law and Guidelines here  stipulated that if such money remains unclaimed after  five years, the money would be transferred into the  Government Treasury as unclaimed fund.  It is in view of this, I decided to look for a foreigner whom I could present as the Next of Kin to the Late Man to claim the fund/his deposit with our Bank.I got your contact through the foreign trade mission after I was convinced in my mind  that you/your name could be used as the next of kin to  the deceased.

 

The request of a foreigner as Next of  Kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer is a foreigner and a Nigeria cannot stand  as a Next of Kin to a foreigner. I agreed that US$4.5M  of this money/fund will be for you for your  involvement, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars will be  donated to charity while the rest will be for me and  my partners. So upon the conclusion of this  transaction and your receipt of this fund, I and two  other of my colleagues will visit your country for the disbursement.

Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer/release of  the fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to  the Bank as a relation or Next of Kin of the deceased. Upon receipt of your reply I will send to you by fax  Text of the Application and the next steps to take. I  will also not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that you should not  entertain any fear as the whole required arrangement as been made for the transfer/release of the fund to  you.

Note: This transaction is confidential/risks  free. As soon as you receive this email, you should contact me at once through the above stated   email address: drmalu12@yahoo.com
Thanks,  trusting to hear from you immediately,
 
 
Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Aka Malu.

 

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