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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 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.
  • faruk3usman@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "faruk usman" <faruk8usman10@msn.com>
Reply-To: faruk11usman@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:32:55 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT

Attn

Dear

Although this letter may appear as a surprise to you, yet I would appeal to
you to accept it as one of those things that you aredestined to have as a
prelude to establishing a strong and urgent business relationship with you
that demands honesty, strategy and confidentiality.

I hereby seek your permission and consent to transfer the sum of
US$35,000,000.00(thirty five Million United State Dollars).

SOURCES OF FUNDS:

I am accountant with Federal Ministry of Transport and Aviation. In the
course of our Annual Review and Auditing of various contract, we discovered
the said amount as an over invoice sum floating since the completion and
commissioning of the said contract executed for the
Federal Ministry of Transport and Aviation.

The contractor has also been properly paid, as they were unaware of the
over-invoice of the contract sum. Against this background therefore, we
earnestly consider it imperative to approach you so that you can provide
your account number and other banking information, which will enable you,
stand as our agent, eligible to claim this fund on our behalf.

INFORMATION NEEDED

1.Your company's name and address.
2.Your private phone and fax number for easy communication.
3.your bank name and account number where the funds will be transferredyou
can open new account where there is no money if you are afraid.

The remittance is strictly by swift telegraphic transfer and will take only
fourteen (14) banking days from the day we receive the required information
from you.

SHARING RATIO.

1. You will have 30% of the total funds for providing you data, and your
assistant to us by claiming the fund into your account.

2. 10% will be set aside for any expenses that occur during the processing
of the fund into your account.

3. 60% will be shared by all of us from Nigeria.We are sure that our share
of the fund will be given back to us when the funds get into your account,
you are advised to open the receiving account enhance a hitch free transfer
of the fund.

The security aspect of this business has been adequately taking care
of.Please keep all matters relating to this business completely confidential
and secret. and you can also reply with this email
address:faruk3usman@yahoo.com


Awaiting your urgent response.

Best regards,


Mr Faruk Usman.


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