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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.
  • muyiwaige_009@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?MUYIWA=20IGE?= <muyiwaige_009@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: muyiwaige_003@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:45:08 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Waiting for your response


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: muyiwaige_009@yahoo.co.in

Dear Friend,


I regret any initial embarrassment my letter might cause you, as we have not had any correspondence before this time.


My name is MUYIWA IGE the eldest son of the slain Attorney General and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Chief Bola Ige. I got your contact in my search for a reliable and trustworthy partner who l can do business with.


I am contacting you in view of the fact that we will be of great assistance to each other. I currently have in my possession the sum of Eleven million US Dollars (US$11 million) cash which l intend to invest, specifically in your country although I do not know in which area yet.


This money came as a payback contract deal between my Late father and a Russian Firm for a contract executed in the Country's multi-billion dollars Ministry of Justice Complex in Abuja. The Russian Partners returned my father's share of USD$11,000,000.00 after his death and it was lodged in my father's security company of where l am director at the moment. Now after my Dads burial on Friday 11th January 2002 and as the eldest son of late attorney General, the president and commander in chief of the armed forces in Nigeria (Chief Olusegun Obasanjo) has asked me to submit all documents belonging to the Federal Government in my daddy's custody for easy assessment and replacement of the Attorney General. In view of this, l acted fast to withdraw the US$11,000,000.00 from the company's vault and deposited it in another Security Company and marked it as film and film materials.


I have declared my father's Security Company bankrupt. There is no record of this money traceable by the Government because no document exists showing that we received the money from the Russians.


Due to the current situation in the country, it has become quite impossible for me to make use of this money within. This informs my decision to transfer the money out of the country for investment.


Please contact me as a matter of urgency to enable us discuss this transfer in details. I propose a percentage of 30% of the total sum to you for the expected service and Assistance, 5% for offsetting minor expenses incurred in the course of this transaction.


Please do treat this as highly confidential while you consider the proposal. I look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship.


Best Regards,


MUYIWA IGE.



- MUYIWA IGE

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