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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:
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  
• 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.
  • unitednationceda@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: "unitednationsceda5 Gazeta.pl" <unitednationsceda5@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:09:49 +0200
Subject: INFORMATION CIRCULAR!!


*INFORMATION CIRCULAR!!*
Centre for Economic Development in Africa {CEDA.}
Ref No: RK 516 SV /Contracts-Nigeria/#0374

Attention: Beneficeary.

*INFORMATION CIRCULAR*



We have noticed with deep concern the fraudulent and corrupt practices by
some officials of the Nigerian financial institutions and government
agencies formerly designated with the duty to process and perform the
remittances of various foreign contract/inheritance payments. These
nefarious activities have put Nigeria in bad light among committee of
nations, which have been very inimical to her economic growth and
development. It is a fact that some beneficiaries while trying to realize
their legitimate contract payments have unsuspectingly fallen prey to
schemes and grand designs of these bad elements in the Nigerian society who
creates artificial impediments in the processing of foreign
contract/inheritance payments as device to perpetrate fraud.



In need to restore and reposition the ailing Nigerian economy and status for
improved direct foreign investments and economic growth/development, the
United Nations Centre for Economic Development in Africa was prevailed upon,
in partnership with Nigerian government to grapple with the arduous task of
restructuring for advancement Nigeria's economic and financial status, and
to further effectiveness in foreign contract/inheritance payment resolution.




In the course of verifications on your contract file, it was discovered that
you have satisfactorily completed all required legal and financial
obligations in respect of your contract/inheritance payment. In this vein,
your contract has been certified and ratified for immediate payment, and
high power directives have been issued to Head of Operations, First Diamond
Finance B.v, Amsterdam-Netherlands to credit your bank account number with
the total sum of US$8,400,000.00 part payment without further delay, who
under the present structure have taken over full responsibility on foreign
contract/inheritance payments from the Central Bank of Nigeria for
effectiveness.



In the foregoing, you are hereby advised to contact and communicate your
bank account information to the Head of Operations, First Diamond Finance
B.v, Amsterdam Netherlands for crediting of US$8,400,000.00 into your bank
account out of your total contract/inheritance value.

The contact information for the Head of Operations, First Diamond Finance
B.V, Amsterdam-Netherlands are:



*Name of Contact Person*: Mr. Greg van Martins. (*Head of Operations*)

*Telephone Nr: -* 00 31-644-805-839

*Fax Nr: -* 00 31-847-364-118

*E-mail Add.:*
firstdiamondsecurity@live.nl<http://uk.mc284.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?torstdiamondsecurity@live.nl>



Thanks for your anticipated co-operation while we look forward to here your
good news after receiving your funds into your account. We apologies for the
inconveniencies.



Yours in service,

Jeffrey Benneth Jnr.
(*Sub-regional Director*)
E-mail: unitednationceda@aim.com

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