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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:
  • "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.
  • abba_zakiphcn@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • abba_zakiphcn@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ABBAZAKIPHCN ZAKIABBAPHCN <abba_zakiphcn@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 02:11:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?U1BBTT86IA==?= =?UTF-8?B?dmVyeSB2ZXJ5IHVyZ2VudA==?=


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

Auditing and Accounting Unit,


Payment Reconciliation Department


Power Holding Company of Nigeria


1/2 Asika ave.Ikoyi Lagos


Phone;234 8033186940


Dear Sir,



I am Abba Zaki,one of the senior managers in charge ofAuditing and


Accounting section of Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc(PHCN) and

also the head of Auditing and Account's unit of this Company In due respect and regard, i have decided to contact you on a business transaction that


will be profitable and as well, beneficial to the both of us and our


families also. During our annual investigation and auditing in this

Company where i am currently working as the head of the Account's section,


my department found out that, a huge sum of money U.S $16m (sixteen


million dollars United States dollars).Which we discovered that is left


unattached to any payment account or eneficiary. The funds in question

is treated as a floating fund surplus which we believe must have been a


result of accounting errors by the previous auditing consultants.


What is needed is a foreigner who will assist in claiming this funds


and transferring it out of Nigeria for investment purpose. All you need


to do now is to open a domiciliary account with a reliable bank here in


Nigeria which is an accredited bank with Power holding Company of


Nigeria Plc(PHCN) in your name as the beneficiary of the funds.





If you are interested in assisting me in actualizing this transaction


do get back to me so that I will direct you on how tom open the domiciliary


account and you contact the bank and have the opening account forms

from them. To open up account is free all over the part of the world.


Upon receipt of the completed forms, and the establishment of the


account the funds will be transferred to the said bank account, and


subsequently retransferred to your nominated bank account overseas


You will be entitled to 35% of the total funds once this transaction is


concluded All other necessary information will be sent to you,contact


me on my private email;(abba_zakiphcn@sify.com) as soon as i hear from


you Please get back to me immediately.


Thanks,


Mr Abba Zaki




- ABBAZAKIPHCN ZAKIABBAPHCN

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