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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • michael455@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: Kamron Tasharode <kamrontasharode05@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: k_tasharode1@mixmail.com
Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 16:03:42 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From The Office Of Mr.Kamron Tasharode.


From The Office Of Mr.Kamron Tasharode.

Organization For Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC.

Plot #123cbB/Pbv, main city

Sao Tome and principle of West Africa.

email: michael455@myway.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

I want you to patiently read this offer. I am Mr.Kamron Tasharode the Head of

Delegation to the World Bank in West Africa. I am the linkman between the

Organization For Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC and the petroleum

sector in a West African country. I also attend OPEC meetings constantly in

Geneva on the auspicesof World Bank.

Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was able to make

US$20Million, which is currently deposited in a Security company in Europe. I

want you to assist me to claim this money as I cannot claim it directly

because I am still a civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau forbids me

to acquire such amount of money. It is on this basis that I am contacting you

for assistance, if you will beinterested; claim documents have been processed

and will be sent to you. The documents with which the fund is deposited will

be changed to reflect you as the new beneficiary so that you will be eligible

to collect the fund on my behalf.

I will give you 25% of the fund for this assistance while 65% will is for me

and 10% will be for expenses that may be incurred on both sides. I am aware

of the international monitoring of all large-scale financial movements after

the September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on America and to avoid any state of

financial investigation I will provide a classified clearance paper from the

relevant body, which will exonerate the money from drug, money laundered or

terrorist related proceeds.

I want to assure you that there is no risk attached in thistransaction. You

should also provide me with your private telephone and fax numbers for easier

communication.

Best regards,

Kamron Tasharode.







- Kamron Tasharode

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