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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • ikennaike@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mike ike" <ikennaike_2002@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 04:17:41 -0600
Subject: business proposal

FROM THE DESK OF: Mike Ikenna
Director,of Project Implementation,
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Ikoyi, Lagos.

Attention: My Good Friend

URGENT ASSISTANCE

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

First and foremost, I apologised using this medium to reach you for a
transaction of this magnitude, but this is due to confidentiality and
prompt access reposed on this medium.

I have decided to seek a confidential cooperation with you in the
execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all
parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret due of its
sensitive nature.Your particulars were given to me by a member of the
Nigerian Export Promotion Council(NEPC) who was at the Federal
Government Delegation to
your country during a trade exhibition. I have decided to seek a
confidential cooperation with you Through your E-mail in the
execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all
parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret because of the
nature of this business.

Within the Ministry of Petroleum Resources where I work as a Director,
Project Implementation and with the cooperation of four other top
officials, we have in our possession as overdue payment bills
totalling Fourteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand U. S.
Dollars(US$14,500,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad with
assistance and cooperation of a foreign company/individual to receive
the said fund on our behalf or a reliable foreign non-company account
to receive such funds. Moreso, we are handicapped in the
circumstances as the Nigeria Civil Service Code of Conduct does not
allow us as civil servant to operate offshore accounts, hence your
importance in the whole transaction.

The amount represents the balance of the total contract value
executed on behalf of my Ministry by a foreign contracting firm which
we the officials over-invoiced deliberately. Though the actual
contract cost have been paid to the origional contractor, leaving the
balance in the tune of the said amount which we have in principles
gotten approval to remit by Telegraphic Transfer (T.T) to foreign
bank account you will provide by filing in an application through the
Federal Ministry of Justice for the transfer of rights and privileges
of the formal contractor to you.

Since the new civilian government of my country is determined to pay
every foreign contractor all debts owed so as to maintain good
relationship with foreign government and non-governmental financial
agencies, therefore we have decided to include our bills for
approvals with the cooperation of some officials from the Federal
Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN). We are
seeking your assistance in providing a vital account or any virgin
bank account into which we can remit this money by acting as our main
partner and trustee. This we can do by swapping of account and
changing of beneficiary and other forms of documentation upon
application for claim to reflect the payment and approvals to be
secured on behalf of you. This processes being pre-arranged with the
principal trustee of the original contractor and with the consent of
the origional contractor.

I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you
be willing to assist us in this transaction your share of the sum
will be 30% of the US$14.5 million, 60% for us and 10% for taxation
and miscellaneous expenses. The business itself is 100% safe for both
parties, provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and
confidentiality. Also your area of specialization is not an hindrace
to the successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed my
confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.

Please Indicate Your Willingness by replying this mail with your
Fax/Tell Number through this e-mail via ikennaike@gmail.com Due to
the confidentiality of this deal,so that we can discuss one on one.

Thanks for your cooperations.

Yours faithfully,

Mike Ikenna

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