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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)
  • "into 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)
  • "30% for you " (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)
• 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.
  • drpaulmike1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "leo4 yusuf5" <leo_yusuf3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drpaulmike1@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 18:16:14 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL .

After due deliberation with my colleagues, I decided to forward this
proposal.We want a reliable person who could assist us to transfer the sum
of SixteenMillion United States Dollars (US$16,000,000.00) into your
account.

This fund resulted from an over-invoced bill from contract awarded by us
under the budget allocation to my ministry and the bill was approved for
payment by the concerned ministries. The contract has been executed,
commissioned and the contractor was paid the actual cost of the contract. we
are left with the balance of US$16,000,000.00 as part of the over-invoiced
amount,which we have deliberately over estimated, for our own use. I am
contacting you to be our custodian for this fund.

1. 30% for you (Account Owner)
2. 60% for us
3. 10% for Tax, as may required by our Government and yours.

As you may want to know and to make you less curious,I got your address
durring ou research in the internet. I am the Secretary of the Contract
Awarding Committee (CAC)of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC). This transaction is very much free from all sorts of RISK and
TROUBLE from my Government.

We have been exercising patience for this opportunity for so long and to
most of us this is a life time opportunity we cannot affford to miss. To get
this fund paid into your account, we have to present a Payment Invoice from
a foreign establishment like yours. With this invoice, we will seek approval
to transfer the fund within 14 banking days through the APEX BANK to your
designatd Bank Account.

I and one of my colleague involved in this deal will come to your country to
arrange for our share upon the confirmation from you that the money has been
credited into your nominated Bank Account. Consequently upon your acceptance
of my proposal,kindly confirm your interest by revert mail to the above
email address It will surprise you why we choose you and trusted you for
this transaction. Yes, we believe that good friends can be discovered and
business like this cannot be realized without trust. This is why we have
decided to trust you for this transaction. We are looking forward to doing
this transaction with you.

Be further informed that everyone's interest and security had been
considered before you were contacted. So be rest assured and feel free to go
into this transaction with us. But let honesty be our watch word throughout
this transaction and your prompt reply will be highly appreciated.

Best regards,

Dr.Paul mike

NOTE ON ACCEPTANCES OF THIS PURPOSAL LET ME HAVE YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
IMMEDIATELY TO ENABLE US HAVE ORAL DISCUSSION.THANK YOU!

URGENT


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