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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:

• 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.
  • +2348062508843 (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.
  • jameswan001@hotmail.com
  • jameswan001@hotmail.com
  • jameswan001@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "james wan" <jameswan001@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 04:13:06 -1000
Subject: Contract Fund

Email: jameswan001@hotmail.com
TELE: 234-80-62508843

FORM: Mr. James Wan

(Chairman Foreign Payment Unit)


ATTN SIR



Contract Fund with Federal Government of Nigeria.



This is to inform you that the Presidency has stepped into the payment of
your contract funds with the Federal Government of Nigeria due to the
complain you contractor’s make to United Nation and World Bank to sanction
Nigeria Government not to have any other business relationship with any
country till we settle all our outstanding debts our to you foreign
contractor’s. A meeting was hold at Abuja regards to this sanction from the
UN and World Bank for the settlement of this debts own to you contractor’s,
I wish to inform you that an International Certified Bank Draft worth of
US$10Million has been raised in your favour as your name appear in our
computer with some other vital documents that will help you cash the draft

In your country without problem and the balance will be paid to you in known
distance time.



You are to come down here in Nigeria for the collection of this
Draft/Documents but alternatively if you can not make the trip here in
Nigeria for the collection of this Draft/Documents here in Nigeria with a
genuine reason you are to pay the US$365.00(Three Hundred And Sixty Five
United States Dollars Only) for the Issuance Fee and DHL Fee of dispatching
to you be inform to contact only this Office Foreign Payment Unit Mr. James
Wan this direct Email: Jameswan001@hotmail.com

for the collection of this US$10.000.000.00 in your returning fax to this
office reconfirm your phone and fax number contractor number.



Note that your corporation towards this matter will help us a lot in
regaining back our position with the UN and be advise to stop any other
further contact with any office that is previously handling your payment
they are not in position again to effect your fund in other not to
jeopardize your effort of rec, Mr. James Wan Chairman Foreign Payment Unit.



Eiving this funds even your local representatives here in Nigeria and
attorney they done harm then good every day in your contract file regards to
change of account not given by you contractor’s.Understand that if you are
cut by the Nigerian Telecommunication Monitoring Unit (NTMU) that you are
contacting another office apart from this mention office you are to pay a
fine of US$20.000.00 for not adhering to our instruction is not our wish to
have your funds delayed a word is enough for a wise.



Best regards

You can also reply to this Email: jameswan001@hotmail.com


Mr. James Wan
(Chairman Foreign Payment Unit)

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