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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348059320528 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • fundsinvestoffice1-4@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT" <investfunds@altfyrieitt.fo>
Reply-To: fundsinvestoffice1-4@myway.com
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:53:01 +0100
Subject: The Investigation Officer




FUNDS INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT



ANTI-FRAUD UNIT



4TH FLOOR MARY LAND



LAGOS NIGERIA



MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH.







from the desk of: Mrs.Tina Willams



TEL:+234-8059-320-528



DEPUTY: DR TONY ALLENS



ATTN: Sir/Ma,




RE: BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS.





Based on the finding in this investigation department we wish to warn
you

against some touts.





We have been informed that some touts are contacting you in respect to
the

collection of your fund in the total sum of $75 Million U.S.A Dollars
that

was long approved in your favour through the Wema Bank of Nigeria.





As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation assignments for
some

time codely known to no one but the Presidency and some top government

official who are in support of this investigation team to help stop

fraudalent activities in this country.





Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the
people

that have extorted money from you illegally and i wish to list them so
that

you will personally indicate them by writting back because we want to
make

your payment to you without any delay but we must surely deal and bring
this

names to book if only you will indicate correctly any of them.





The namesof the Touts that have been arrested are asfollows:



1) PROF CHARLES SOLODO



2) CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI



3)DR. R.RASHEED



4) BARRISTER AWELE



6)BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.



7)Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi



Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member



8)Mr. Tunde Lemo Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance /
Board

Member



9)Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia



10) BARRISTER TOM COLE



Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Member




The above listed names are been traced/investigated by the police and
some

of them have elope the country and note that if any of them is caught
and

find guilty he/she we go to jailed for 25 years(twenty five years) as
it is

under the Degree 47 of the constituition of this bank under section of

criminal law.





So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if any of the above

names have once contacted you in respect to the yourfund if yes dont
waste

time to indicate it immediately.





Note that the only office/paying bank that have right to pay or contact
you

in this Transfer is the Wema Bank of Nigeria which is been headed by
the

bank Governor. You must deal directly with them and do what so ever you
are

asked to do because that is the only way you will achive the success of
the

transaction.





We applogise on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for
any

dealy and lost this most have coursed you and promise that such
thingwill

not happen again.And if you are dealing with any one of them regarding
this

payment we urge you to stop because you are taking a big risk and you
never

find your money any where because your money is with the above named
bank.





Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today



Thanks for your good understanding while we wait for your urgent
response to

this mail fundsinvestoffice1-4@myway.com



Yours sincerely,



MRS.Tina Willams



DEPUTY: TONY ALLENS



The Investigation Officer (N.I.D).

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