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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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  • "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.
  • oria1066@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Oria James <oria1066@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: b_en103@walla.com
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:22:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTACT ME URGENTLY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: oria1066@yahoo.com

Dr Oria James,

Head,Fereign Remitance Department,

Platinum Habib Bank Plc

Plot 707, Adeola Hopewell Street,

Victoria Island,

Lagos.




Attention:



Confidential Letter

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you thatall will be well at the end of the transaction.For the purpose of introduction,I am Dr Oria James,Head,Fereign Remitance Department,Platinum Habib Bank Plc, in charge of personal and corporate accounts above US$5,000,000.00(five million US Dollarsonly). I came to know of you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential transaction which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence.




THE PROPOSITION:

A foreigner, late MR P.REICHMAN LUIS, an Oil Merchant/Contractor with the Federal Govenment of Nigeria, until his death three years ago in a ghastly auto crash, banked with us here at Platinum Habib Bank PLC., Lagos, and had a closing balance of USD$18.2M (Eighteen Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) which the bank now unquestionably expects to be claimed by any of his available foreign next of kin or alternatively be donated to a discredited trust fund for arms and ammunition at a military war college here in Nigeria.Fervent valuable efforts are being made by the Bank to get in touch with any of the Peterson family or relatives but all have proved to no avail. It is because of the perceived possibility of not going to be able to locate any of late MR P.REICHMAN LUIS next of kin (he had no wife and children) that the management under the influence of our Chairman, Board of Directors, Retired Major General Kalu Uke Kalu,that an arrangement for the fund !
to be declared "UNCLAIMABLE" and then be subsequently donated to the Trust Fund for Arms and Ammunition which will further enhance the course of war in Africa and the world in general.




In order to avert this negative development, myself and some of my trusted colleagues in the bank now seek for your permission to have you stand as late MR P.REICHMAN LUIS next of kin so that the fund,USD$18.2M would be subsequently transferred and paid

into your bank account as the beneficiary next of kin.All documents and proves to nable you get this fund have been carefully worked out and we are assuring you a 100% risk free involvement. Your share would be 30% of the total amount,5% has been set aside for expenses while the rest would be for myself and my colleagues for investment purposes in your company or any country of your choice where the returns on investment will be optimal.



If this proposal is acceptable to you and you do not wish to take advantage of the trust we hope to bestow on you and your company, then kindly get to me immediately via my e-mail furnishing me with:

1.The Names you want to use for this transaction.

2.Your contact address

3.Your most confidential telephone number

4.Fax number

5.Exclusive e-mail so that I can forward to you the relevant details of this transaction.



Thank you in advance for your anticipated co-opereation.



Regards,



Dr Oria James,

Platinum Habib Bank Plc



- Dr Oria James

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