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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • drrikkoleon@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rikko leon" <rikkoleon19@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drrikkoleon@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 19:42:33 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS From Dr Rikko Leon.

66 PLANTATION DRIVE,
VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS, NIGERIA.

Dear Friend,

I am a director in the foreign affairs department of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I got your email during a Personal research
on the Internet and wish to use this opportunity to notify you of the
existence of a certain amount we wish to transfer Overseas for the purpose
of investments and importation of goods from your country.

In May 2003, a contract of sixty-six million United States dollars
($66,000,000) was awarded to a foreign company by my ministry. The Contract
was supply, erection and system optimization of supper polyore200,000-bpsd,
system optimization of 280,000-monax axial plants and the computerization
of conveyor belt for Kaduna refinery. With the Consent of only the head of
the
contract evaluation department, I over Invoiced the contract value by
thirty four million United States dollars ($34,000,000:00).

The contract has since been completed and the foreign company fully paid
off. But, in the office files and paper work, the company is still owed
USD34M representing the over invoiced amount. Because this amount is
derived from the award and execution of a foreign contract, there is no way
the money can be paid locally. That is why I am contacting you so that we
can do the
project together for our mutual benefit. We have concluded every necessary
arrangement to transfer this amount to a foreign account as the final phase
payment for the said contract.

I solicit your assistance to enable us transfer the said amount into your
safe bank account and after we shall come over there to share the money
with you. You can either provide us with an existing account or to set up a
new bank account immediately to receive this money, even an empty a/c can
serve to receive this money, as long as you will remain honest to me till
the end of this important business trusting in you and believing that you
will never let me down either now or in future.

We sincerely need an honest person to work with and have agreed to share
the money in the following percentages, 65% will be for us, 30% will be for
you whose account is used to secure the funds and 5% will be used to settle
every expenses incurred during the transaction like air tickets etc. There
is no risk involvement because applications will be made to the concerned
Federal ministries and parastatals with official approvals given by the
Federal government before the Central bank of Nigeria will be officially
authorized to wire the funds to your nominated bank account by telegraphic
transfer.
Those involved over here are directors in the ministry, they know how best
to effect the transfer and will come over there to collect their own share.

If you are interested, contact me via email indicating your full
names,company/business name and address. Your direct telephone and fax
numbers for effective communication. The name and address of the bank you
will like us to deposit the money, the telephone and fax numbers of the
bank,
the account name and number etc. Everything has been arranged and I will
send more information about the business transaction to you as soon as I
hear from you. For obvious reasons,

Reply immediately through this my private email address :
drrikkoleon@gmail.com


Kind regards,

Rikko Leon.

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