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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:
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • lindadikibo121@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "linda dikibo" <lindadikibo20@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:34:31 +0100
Subject: My Dear

My Dear,

If I must be fair to myself and to all, I would want to believe that this
mail may keep you a little uneasy considering the fact that we do not know
each other but frankly, that's the primary
reason why I chose to contact you. I really am so sorry as I never meant to
put you off-guard by what I intend to tell you here and will appreciate it
greatly if you do understand totally my situation and position regarding the
subject matter that I am divulging here.

The political situation in my country here Nigeria and the concurrent crisis
in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has indeed dealt a great blow to me
and my family. I have considered many options regarding my condition and
resolved that I must forge ahead with my life if not for any other reason to
fulfill my dreams and the good intentions of my father Chief Gabriel Dikibo
who was murdered in cold blood by political associates. Their grouse was
that my late father was suspected to be opposing their political ambitions
with his wealth and position as the Vice Chairman of the party south south
geo political zone of Nigeria hence he was marked and eventually eliminated.
My late father was a very wealthy businessman and contractor and excelled in
all his endeavours.

I was away at school in Ghana when I got the news of my father's
assassination early last year and felt devastated as my father was
everything to me. The assailants capitalized on the political
crisis in the party to kill my father as they claimed that he didn't want to
join their group and fight the government hence he would be killed. The
government was handicapped to do anything since the group that spear headed
this act are all top henchmen in peoples democratic party that are in
control this present government but I know that they are all not too big
before God as they will definitely have their rewards.

I was advised not to stay in the area since my father has been buried
already. However, before now, I am aware of the fund ($10.5m) he deposited
with a bank here in Nigeria which he intended to transfer overseas for
investments which he did not achieve following his sudden demise. He made me
the next of kin to the fund and had before now explained a whole lot of
things concerning the fund to me in the event that he is not able to carry
on with the project.

I have tried severally since the sudden death of my father to have access to
the fund but was denied as according to the bank officials, the agreement of
deposit the bank had with my late father, I should not be allowed to have a
direct access to the fund unless I am 24 years age orI should have someone
who is older than the stipulated age to intercede on my behalf with my
consent. This is why I am contacting you now to help me get the fund
released and transferred into your account in your country so that you could
have me come over to your country to complete my education while you take
care of the investment of the fund.

I shall be glad to get your positive response so that I will proceed to
giving you the bank contact details to make the contacts and request for the
release and transfer of the fund to you.

Please send your reply to my alternative e-mail address as
follows:(lindadikibo121@yahoo.com) for confidentiality of this transaction.

Awaiting your response,
I remain as always,

In His loving arms,

Linda Dikibo

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