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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • martinsomaliko2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • martinsomaliko@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Martins Omaliko <martinsomaliko2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: martinsomaliko@myway.com
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:14:11 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF: MR.MATINS OMALIKO


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: martinsomaliko2@yahoo.com

NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION


FROM THE DESK OF: MR.MATINS OMALIKO

DIRECTOR:PROJECT & ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION.

KADUNA NIGERIA.

Email:martinsomaliko@myway.com.





Dear Sir

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


I know this letter will come to you as a surprise as I

never had any previous correspondence with you, but

I'm sure this will be of mutual benefit to both of us

and also create room for future BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.


I got your contact through world data base then decide to contact you for this business relationship.


I am the deputy director, Project and Engineering

Department of the Nigerian National Petroleum

Corporation (NNPC)Kaduna. I, in collaboration with the

Contract Appraisal Director in the Corporation over-

inflated contract value awarded to an expatriate firm

in 1996 with the consideration of 10% commission

agreement on the contract value, this contract has

been completely executed and the contractors has been fully paid all the phase instalment system agreed on, remaining $30.5m USD representing the 10% value commission we demanded and the over -inflated sum, which is floating in the corporation's secret Account known only to us being the officials involved.


The business relationship we are requesting from you

is that we want to transfer this money with a Foreign

Companies name because we civil servant are not

allowed to operate companies abroad till when we are

being retired from the office.


I and my colleagues have agreed to offer you 30% from the total sum, 5% for expenses likely to incur during the course of transfer while 65% will go to me and my colleagues. All modalities have been perfectly worked out for a hitch free transfer of this money.


Be informed that as soon as this money enters to your care, I and my colleagues will come over to your

Country for the sharing of this money and other

Business feasibility studies.


If you are willing to assist me, please reply to

my e-mail address immediately and provide the below stated pre-requisites.


I Full name and address

ii Your Direct telephone and fax number.




Please endeavour to send all message through the above E- Mail line for security reasons, the use of the

above stated pre-requisite is very necessary to enable me apply formally for the claims of this money, feel free to ask questions if any.This transaction is 100% risk free.


Thanks and best regards


Mr. Martins Omaliko

Director: Project & Engineering Dept.







- Martins Omaliko

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