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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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  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • mr_jombo_obi2009@yahoo.co.in
  • mr_jombo_obi2009@yahoo.co.in

Fraud email example:

From: "Ibrahim Usman" <mrobijombo2009@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 13:09:31 +0000
Subject: SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
44 MARINA, LAGOS NIGERIA.
OUR REF.SPDC/03
ATTENTION: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,
Please Reply me through my Private E-mail address please
(mr_jombo_obi2009@yahoo.co.in)



MR.JOMBO OBI
SIR,
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE
OF ITS NATURE AS BEING CONFIDENTIAL.
I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY. WE HAVE
DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU BY E-MAIL DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS RANSACTION. LET
ME STARTS BY INTRODUCING MY SELF PROPERLY TO YOU.
I AM MR.JOMBO OBI, THE AUDITOR OF THE SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
(SPDC).
I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE
PERSON TO HANDLE THIS NFIDENTIALTRANSACTION WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF
THE SUM OF THIRTY-FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO ACCOUNT WITH
SECURITY COMPANY CALLED NTER-CONTINENTAL SECURITY & COUERIER AGNECY IN
AMSTERDAM HOLLAND THIS AMOUNT WAS SECURED FROM EXCESS OIL SALES FROM NIGERIA
CRUDE OIL.
THE SUM OF $1.2 BILLION OIL WINDFALL WAS RELIEZED BY THE SHELL
PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2004.ORGANISATION OF
PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC) CRUDE OIL PRICE WAS PEG AT $22.00 PER
BARREL AND FORTUNATELY FOR OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES LIKE NIGERIA,
THERE WAS RISES IN OIL PRICE TO ABOUT $27.00 AND $28.00 PER BARREL AND AS A
RESULT THERE WAS EXCESS OIL SALES AND I BELIEVE YOU WOULD BE AWARE OF THIS
RISEIOIL PRICE IN THIS YEARS.
OUT OF THESE $1.2 BILLION EXCESS OIL FUNDS, MY COLLEAQUES AND MYSELF BECAUSE
OF OUR POSITION IN THE ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT OF THE SHELL
PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY DIVERTED THE SUM OFTHIRTY-FIVE MILLION UNITED
STATE DOLLARS WE WANT YOU TO ASSIST IN CLAIMING THIS EXCESS AMOUNT OF CRUDE
OIL SALES WHICH IS US$35M DOLLARS AND PRESENTELY SECURED IN SECURITY COMPANY
IN INTER-CONTINENTALSECURITY & COUERIER AGNECY IN AMSTERDAM HOLLAND TO
ENABLE THE SECURITY COMPANY PAY YOU THIS THIRTY-FIVE MILLION U.S DOLLARS WE
SECURED TO YOU, YOU WILL BE PRESENTED AS AN OLD COTRACTOR OF SHELL WHO HAS
SUCESSFULLY COMPLETED HIS AWARDED CONTRACT.
NOTE, THE REASON FOR THE PAYMENT OF THIS THIRTY-FIVE MILLION U.S DOLLARS
INTO YOUR HAND WILL BE FOR A CONTRACT THAT WAS WARDED TO YOU BY MY COMPANY
THE SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND WHICH HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND
COMMISSIONED.
ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS FUND WILL BE TAKEN
GOOD CARE OF AND THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE AS ALL THE MODALITIES FOR
THE SMOOTH PAYMENT OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR HAND HAS BEEN CONCLUDED ALREADY.1)
THIRTY PERCENT (30%) WILL BE FOR YOU FOR HELPING US RECEIVING THIS FUND,(2)
THAT TEN PERCENT (10%) WILL BE MAPED OUT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF NY EXPENSES
INCURED BY THE TWO PARTIES
(YOUR PARTY AND MY PARTY) DURING THE SUCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS
TRANSACTION.
,(3) THAT SIXTY PERCENT WILL BE FOR MY PARTY, WHICH I WELL USE TO IMPORT
YOUR COMPANIES PRODUCTS INTO MY COUNTRY.TO ENABLE US PROCEED WITH THIS
BUSINESS,
YOU ARE URGENTLY REQUIRED TO SEND YOUR DIRECT PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, REPLY
TO MY PRIVAT E-MAIL:mr_jombo_obi2009@yahoo.co.in ABOVE BOX SO THAT WE CAN
APPLY FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR HAND,WAITING TO YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR JOMBO OBI,
THE AUDITOR OF SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY





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