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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr E N" <mredwardnwsou21@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mredwardnwosu@yahoo.it
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:19:56 -0500
Subject: FROM MR EDWARD NWOSU

FROM MR EDWARD NWOSU

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP-TRANSFER OF US$3.750,000,000.00
UNITED STATES DOLLARS

I am Engr Mr Edward ,a director in the project and planning department of
the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA), I head a seven man Tenders
Board Committee in charge of contract award and Payment approvals. I came to
know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a
very confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of
money to a foreign account.

There were series of contracts executed by a consortium of Multinationals in
the power industry in favour of the (NEPA) among which were;

1) The expansion of Power line network within Nigeria for power
distribution.

2) New Power constructions & Turn- Around-Maintenance (TAM) of various Gas
Turbines in the country.

The original value of of these contracts have been paid off, but the amount
of Three Million seven fivety United States Dollars (U.s$3.750 Million),
was deliberately kept aside as “ WITH-HOLDING FUND” By my Committee, which
has recently been approved and now ready to be transferred. However the
companies that actually executed the aforementioned contract have been fully
paid and the projects officially commissioned.

Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount
into your account for subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants
are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from
opening and/or operating foreign accounts in our names. Needless to say, the
trust reposed in you at this juncture is enormous.

In return, we have agreed amongst ourselves to offer you 30% of the
transferred sum, 5% shall be set aside for any incidental expenses during
the course of this transaction, you will then be mandated to revert the
balance to us in due course.

You must however NOTE that this transaction is subject to the following
terms and conditions; our conviction of your transparent honesty and
diligence, that you must accord this transaction with utmost confidentiality
and secrecy. Modalities have been worked out at the highest levels of the
Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Nigeria and the Presidential Task Force
on Contract Payment for the immediate remittance of the funds within 10 -14
working days subject to your satisfaction of the above terms.

Our assurance is that your role shall be totally risk free. To accord this
transaction the legality it deserves, and for mutual security of funds, the
whole procedures shall be legally processed with your name or any company
you may nominate as the bonafide beneficiary. Once more, I want you to
understand that having put in over 25years in the Civil Service to this
country, I am very much averse to having my image and career dented.

This matter should therefore be treated with utmost secrecy and urgency.
Kindly expedite immediate action as we are well behind schedule to enable us
include this transfer in the Final batch of the 2007 fiscal year contract
payments.


Waiting for your urgent respond.

Best Regards

ENGR MR EDWARD NWOSU

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