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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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • udemezuejoel@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "udemezuejoel@terra.es" <udemezuejoel@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 16:40:28 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: RUQUEST FOR URGENT ATTENTION



>From the Desk of DR.Udemezue Joel.
B.sc.(UNN);Msc;Ph.D;Mnim;Mica
Executive Director of the project and
Engr.Department(N.N.P.C).

EMAIL[udemezuejoel@myway.com]

ATTN;DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT.

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Although this letter may come to you as surprise but
please accept this as an introduction of myself and a
request for urgent attention.

I got your address and necessary information through
business consultant of my Ministry (NNPC) whose duty
it is arrange for international engagement in and
outside my Ministry but sincerely speaking, the
details proposal of this letter was not disclose to
him due to it%u2019s confidential nature.

Briefly, may I take the liberty to introduce myself as
the Deputy Director of the Project and Engineering
Department of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC). I am privileged to be the Chairman
to audit and review payment of foreign contractors.

I carried out an Internal Audit with the Nigeria
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) only to discover
the sum US$33.4M (Thirty three million four hundred
thousand United State Dollars only). Outstanding. I
inform the director general whose duty it is to
oversea the daily activities of the corporation. I
asked him of his opinion over the discovered fund, he
confirmed that and having confirmed the political
situation in our country and my position as the
Chairman of the Federal Contract Review Committee we
arrive at the conclusion to use this opportunity to
ensure future by remitting the fund to a trusted
person or company%u2019s account outside Nigeria for our
own use.

All we are looking is a trustworthy and honest foreign
partner whom we can use his company or individual
account to get this outstanding fund remitted oversea.

On my side, this is a lifetime opportunity considering
the economic problem in Nigeria and we cannot afford
to let it go. Being civil servant we are not allow to
operate a foreign account or own foreign company hence
my picking you and your company for this transaction.
Hoping you will assist me with every confidentiality.

As a matter of fact, all modalities for the successful
transfer of this money have been worked out, the
present Civilian Government has approved the payment
of all foreign contractors and this US$33.4M
outstanding is included, so if this project attracts
your interest then 30% of the total fund will be given
to you as your share for using your account, 60% goes
to us the officials and the remaining 10% has been
mapped out to cover all the expenses to be incurred by
both parties during the course of this transaction, I
have in plan to invest some of my share in your
country with your help in this view, you are required
to provide the following: -
1. Bank Name and Address where the money will be
remitted.
2. Your Account Number
3. Beneficiary%u2019s Name and Address
4. Your official and private Telephone and Fax Number

Contact me immediately you receive this letter through
my email [udemezuejoel@myway.com], so that
I can reach you with the detailed
information on the line of action.

I am looking forward to your favourable response. Till
I hear from you.

Yours faithfully,

Dr.Udemezue Joel.





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