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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447092868198 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • citibankng@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Allision Frank" <allison_frank08@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 01:33:40 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF US$3,500,000.00



CITIBANK
LAGOS NIGERIA


Attn: Sir.

RE: IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF US$3,500,000.00


We know you would be surprise getting this message but it is the truth since
your contract payment has not been approved for release and the federal
government of Nigeria has decided that until you provide to us the genuine
document that would back up your contract sum before the transfer could be
made. Since you have not been able to come up with this document, the
Citibank Nigeria has decided to pay you the backlog interest of the
overdue contract payment

Please you are advised to write a letter of authority addressed to the
Foreign Operations Department of this bank authorizing this bank to remit
the accrued interest of US$ 3.5 MILLION. Be further informed that a
processing levy of US$450 is required to facilitate the whole process of
your transaction. This payment should be made to the Federal Board of Inland
Revenue. This measure became necessary due to the fact that you do not
operate a current or domiciliary account with our bank and as such the above
processing levy must be paid by you so as to enable us transfer your accrued
US$3,500,000.00 via key tested telex {K.T.T}

It is important for you to note that we are committed to ensuring the
immediate transfer of your accrued interest to your nominated bank account
as we have put all machinery in place to accomplish this task. Kindly comply
with this directive so as to avert any delay.
The official date of transfer of your accrued interest is the 11th of
October 2005

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.



DR Frank Allison
Head of computer Credit/Telex Department.
CITIBANK NIGERIA
allison_frank08@MSN.com


Members CITIBANK Group
No. 1, Idowu Taylor Street Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria
Telex 388401, Telegrams CINNAFOREX SWIFT MIDDLEDB22
Direct OverseasFacsimile: +447092868198 Email :citibankng@gmail.com
Regulated by the Financial Services Authority Registered in Nigeria & Wales
Number (14259), Registered Office 1, Idowu Taylor Street Victoria Island
Lagos Nigeria

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