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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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • adenijiolu406@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?adeniji=20olu?= <adenijiolu406@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: adenijiolu@maktoob.com
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 15:37:55 +0530 (IST)
Subject: PAYMENT SOLUTION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: adenijiolu406@yahoo.co.in

Hon. Dr. Adeniji Olu




Minister Foreign Affairs Ministry.




Awolowo Road,




Lagos Nigeria.




Profilepage:http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/ministries/foreignminister.htm




Attn:




Re: PAYMENT SOLUTION




I am Hon. Dr. Adeniji Olu, Minister Foreign Affairs Ministry; my office



monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial



institutions in Nigeria concerned with foreign contract payments/inheritance



deposited fund.





I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds



moving within banks both on the local and international levels in line to



foreign contracts/inheritance settlement.I have before me list of



funds, which could not be transferred to some nominated accounts as these



accounts have been identified either as ghost accounts,unclaimed deposits



and over-invoiced sum etc. Your name was among the people expecting the



funds to be transferred into their account, on this note; I wish to



have a deal with you as regards to your unpaid funds.





I have your file before me and hope your data?s are correct and



un-tampered unless you reconfirms it. As it is my duty to recommend the



transfer of these surplus funds to the Federal Government Treasury and



Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the opportunity to write you



based on the instructions I received some days ago from the Senate



Committee on Contract Payments / Foreign Debts to submit the List of payment



reports / expenditures and audited reports of revenues.




Among several others, I have decided to remit your contract/inheritance



sum following my idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to



do this legally.







MY CONDITIONS







1. The 30% of the total amount only will be paid into an account I will



provide you after you have confirmed the transfer of your! sum into



your account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable in 3 working days.







2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will



be strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.







3. There should be no third parties as most problems associated with



your fund release are caused by your agents or representative.




If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately



and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix



your name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the three days



mandate.




I hope you don?t reject this offer and have your funds transferred.




Waiting for your reply soon.





HON. DR. ADENIJI OLU





FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER.




- adeniji olu

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