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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:
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Fr. Mathew West New director of operation and te" <west00151@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:09:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HELD


From office of the Presidency
Garki- Abuja F.C.T

Release of your contract payment by the presidency.

Our ref: agf/001/vol/2008

Attn:

Re: Central Bank of Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Finance.

The senate of the federal republic of Nigeria has resolves on a meeting
held with presidency at the Asokoro Presidential Villa, Abuja following a
preliminary resolution of the senate committee on foreign matters and
mandated this office to investigate issues related to some contract
payment failures. In communiqué release by the central bank of Nigeria
which infers that series of payment were made wrongly and in some cases no
made at all.

Some of this wrong payment was found to be done by central bank of Nigeria
impostors who use the bank name (sacked officials) to seek unnecessary
charges from our clients in the process; the beneficiary might forfeit his
contract money. Based on these findings and other several reasons, this
office is therefore committed to release your money in line with the
presidential order given for such transfers.

In line with this development, you are therefore advised to re-confirm to
this office the following information immediately:

1. Your contact address
2. Your identification
3. Your private telephone number for easy communication.
4. Details of your residential address if you want to receive the fund
through a diplomatic courier

We shall communicate you further on details of our next line of action
immediately we have received compliance on the above information. If you
prefer to receive this money through our diplomatic arrangement, the
diplomat will inform you on the details of his departure and you will be
provided with a key code for the diplomatic boxes of fund in advance
before the diplomat arrives your country.

Thanks for your understanding as we hope for a quick response that will
help this office facilitate your immediate payment as the president has
directed.

Yours faithfully

Rev. Fr. Mathew West
New director of operation and telex
Central bank of Nigeria


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