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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:
  • "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.
  • rev_martin_moore@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • box.martin_peternnpc@ny.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Martin=20Moore?= <rev_martin_moore@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: martin_nnpc@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 15:09:04 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GOODDAY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: rev_martin_moore@yahoo.co.uk

>From Engineer Rev Martin Moore

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC)

P.o. Box 256 wuse2 Abuja, Nigerian.


Attn:Chairman/CEO


I am Engr. Rev Martin Moore, The Director of the Contractors Award and Review


Department with the Nigerian national Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I am contacting


you on this business of transferring the sum of US$23,615,000.00 (Twenty-three


million, six hundred and fifteen thousand Unites States Dollars only) into a safe


foreign account and the need is very urgent. I got your contact from the Nigerian


Chambers of Commerce and it is with business trust that made me to contact you on this


matter.


I write to solicit for the transfer of this money into your account. This money was


generated from an over invoiced contract sum in my corporation (NNPC).I am contacting


you for your help and partnership for the following

two reasons:


1. As a civil servant, I am not permitted to own foreign accounts due to civil service


code of conduct.


2. My present financial resources as a civil servant will not be sufficient for me to


handle the transfer alone successfully without financial assistance from a reliable


foreign partner abroad. 20% of this sum would be for you as compensation for using


your Bank account in transferring this money, 5% would be used to reimburse the


expenses made by both parties during the processing of the transferring which include,


telephone bills, traveling expenses and fees. While 75% is for me.


Please note that I will arrange to meet with you immediately after the successful


conclusion of the transfer, the 75% share of mine will be used for investment


overseas. Your assistance and co-operation is highly needed.


I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free. If you are interested I will


require your banking information as mentioned below:


1. Name to be used as beneficiary

2. Your private and confidential telephone/fax number(s).

3. Your bank name and address, your bank telephone and fax number(s).

4. Or if you are not comfortable with providing your existing account, you can within


the shortest possible time, confidentially open an entirely new (Virgin) account for


the transaction. I would prefer this arrangement.


I hope to conclude this business within the next fourteen (14) working days.

Looking forward to your anticipated and urgent positive response via this

e-mail box.martin_peternnpc@ny.com Be good, while I expect to read from you soonest.


Respectfully,


Rev. Martin Moore

Director/Contractors Award Department.




- Martin Moore

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