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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Okembe Okembe" <sirppy@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sirppyokembe@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:02:19 +0100
Subject: NDDC PROJECT (REPLY ASAP)


Dear Sir,

First, I must apologize to you for using this medium to communicate to you
about this project. I am a highly placed official of Government of Nigeria
and also a founding member of the ruling party in Power now, the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP). My committee - The Niger Delta Development
Corporation (NDDC)-which is in charge of managing and supervising the
disbursement of oil sales revenues for the Nigerian government which covers
payment to foreign and local contractors who has executed contracts for our
country. The revenue under our control runs into several hundred of millions
of dollars monthly. My self and other colleagues in the NDDC are currently
in need of a foreign partner with whose bank account we shall transfer the
sum of Forty Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
($49.5M). This fund was accrued from various over invoicing of foreign
contractors payments made over the years. The Total fund is presently
waiting in the Government Account named CBN/FGN INDEPENDENT REVENUE account
number 400-939134 with PRUDENT BANK PLC. You can do your independent
verification of this.

However, by virtue of our position as civil servants and members of the
NDDC, we cannot acquire these funds in our name. This is because as top
civil servants, law of the land to own or operate bank accounts outside our
country for now does not allow us to own or operate bank accounts outside
our country for now. My colleagues have delegated me as a matter of trust,
to look for an overseas partner in whose account we would transfer the fund
hence the reason for this mail. We shall be, Transferring the money to your
account with your company as the beneficiary and you are been paid for a
contract which you executed for our country through the NDDC and any other
Federal Ministry that we decide to use to siphon the funds through. For your
support and partnership, please reply me to negotiate your fees or the
percentage you wish to be paid when the funds arrive your bank account.

You must however note that this transaction, with regards to our disposition
to continue with you is subject to these terms. Firstly, our conviction of
your transparency. Secondly, that you treat this transaction with utmost
secrecy and confidentiality. Finally and above all, that you will provide an
account that you have absolute control over. The transaction, although
discrete, is legitimate and there is no risk or legal disadvantages either
to ourselves or yourself now or in the future as we have put in place
perfect machinery that will ensure a hitch free transfer into your account
upon acceptance. The transfer will be effected to your account within
ten-fourteen (10-14) working days as soon as we reach an agreement and you
furnish me with a suitable bank account and company name and address with
all your contact numbers including fax number.

I am looking forward to doing business with you and do solicit your
confidentiality in this transaction, Please mail your response to me.
Yours faithfully,

Williams Oje.

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