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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)
  • "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.
  • mailalex75@myway.com
  • mailalex75@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "alex alex" <alex.7058@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mailalex75@gawab.com
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:44:24 -0500
Subject: MR ALEX KWAME ( NNPC )

From the desk of: MR ALEX KWAME
N.N.P.C Of. Nigeria.
Date:10/30/2006

Attention: Dear friend,

REQUEST FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OF GREAT PROFITS

I am MR ALEX KWAME, the Director of Procurement and Contract
Award at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria. I apologized using this medium to reach you for
a transaction/ business of this magnitude, but this is due to
Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium. It is with trust
that
I wish to contact you on this matter concerning the transfer of
US$30.5Million Dollars.
Sometime ago, a contract was awarded by my Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
to an International Oil Firm, to Service, Turn Around Maintenance and
Rehabilitation Work on Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC)
Plant in Nigeria. This contract was over-invoiced by us (myself and two
junior colleagues) to the tune of (US$30.5 Million United State
Dollars). Though the actual contract cost have been paid to the original
contractor, leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount! which we
have
in principles gotten approval to remit by Key Tested
Telegraphic Transfer (K.T.T) to any foreign bank account you will
provide. It is based on this that some officials in my department and I have
decided to establish a cordial business relationship with you, hence my
contacting you. We want you to present yourself as the Beneficiary to
this fund, so that we can release the fund into your account for safety
and subsequent disbursement. We have all modalities set.
We have been disappointed some years ago by a British, Mr. Rick
Williams whom we trusted with a transaction of this nature up to the tune of
US$50Million U.S. Dollars. He is sitting on our money for no apparent
reason and refused to give us our share but we believe that for his act
of wickedness to us, he will never go unpunished by God. Mr. Rick
Williams still resides in London and enjoying our collective money.Because
of
this we are afraid and we need youR total trust and assurance that you
must be an honest and straight-forward person.
As, we are willing to try again with you believing in your good
cooperation and Faithfullness.
We have aggreed to share the money thus:
1. 30% for the account owner (you).
2. 60% for me and my partners
3. 10% to be used in offsetting taxes and all local & foreign expenses.
Please, note that this transaction is 100% safe and risk free and we
will commence the transaction from the date of receipt of the following
information from you via e-mail.
Please if you accept this proposal, send to me by e-mail.
1. Your personal telephone and fax numbers.
2. Your Bank name, address, telephone, fax as well as your Bank Account
numbers. Or you open a new account for this business.
With these information, we are going to put in application for the
release of this funds (US$30.5M) into your account for us all. Due to our
sensitive position, we can not afford a slip in this transaction so
contact me immediately through my e-email address for further information
on the requirements and procedure for this transaction. It will only
take four working weeks to conclude this business because once you send the
your full name and address with your direct phone and fax number, we
shall credit your account through our Reserved Account in Europe , Asia and
US.
Remember that my present situation will not allow me to search for
another person, I absolutely HOLD YOU ON TRUST. Therefore we urge you to
respond immediately to this my email address to enable me commence with
the modalities of this transfer as we are well prepared to do this
promising transaction with you and hope to continue with you in future.
Please treat with the strictest confidentiality and utmost urgency.

Yours faithfully,
MR ALEX KWAME

PLEASE REPLY TO MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW

mailalex75@myway.com
mailalex75@gawab.com

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