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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:
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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.
  • mrsazu@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mrsmariam azu" <mrs_mariam1958@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsmariam_abacha1958@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 23:53:29 -1000
Subject: Your overdue payment from Nigerian Governemnt.

Desk Of Dr.Mrs M.Azu.
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Federal Ministry of Finance
Office of the Finance Minister
Federal Secretariat,
Federal Remitt.dept.
Garki Abuja.
Cable: FMFPAYEE
Email:mrsazu@myway.com

Our Ref: FED/MIN/FIN/2383/06



Dear Beneficiary,

After waiting to hear from you or your Nigeria Partners for a long time now,
I decided to make this direct approach to you in other not to let it be as
if I have anything in mind against you. I do not know if you have asked
yourself why each time the release of this fund is approved, all of sudden,
the payment will be stopped or one problem or the other will come up. If you
have not asked this question or you do not know, this is an opportunity for
me to tell you.
Some time ago, your Nigerian friend I mean the people that introduced you to
the project approached me through the office of the Remittance Unit Central
Bank of Nigeria and
requested me to assist them conclude a money transfer deal they had with
you, they requested me to assist them by removing the original contract
company?s name and your bank particulars from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Veting and replacing them with your name and your bank details in
order to make you appears as the rightful beneficiary of this funds. I
agreed on condition that they would pay me US$300,000.00 as soon as your
name appears as the beneficiary. I did as agreed and demanded to be paid,
but your friends started telling me stories. They even told me that you
promised to send the money to me, do you know that up till now, I have not
received a single cent from them and have not set my eyes on any of them.
Based on their attitude, I decided to stop the funds release movement
because I cannot be denied of my right in my own office considering the risk
as it might affect my job. Secondly, I know the source of the funds that you
did not execute any contract in Nigeria, although I am the
only person privileged to know this information and it is a fact. Why I am
making this clear to you is that I can see that you are still making efforts
in order to conclude this project. Now I am ready to forget the past. I do
not need the US$300,000.00 any longer from you, but a good compensation from
your mind. I need your assurance that your colleague will be totally kept
out of this transaction. I know that none of them is aware of my new
approach to you. Stop spending your money unnecessarily to CBN Officers both
here and overseas because you will not
receive this money without my hand in it. I personally did the work at the
beginning and only I can perform it. The secret is that your partners failed
to stamp duty your contract documents.
Finally, I need your promise that no official of the Central Bank of Nigeria
will be aware of my involvement in this regard because of my position. Now
re-assure that you will be willing to compensate me. That you will assist me
to establish a foreign account in your country where my
compensation will be lodged. Also a KTT FUND RELEASE APPROVALS DOCUMENTS
will be send to you for endorsement after which the money will be remitted
within 48hrs. I am woman of my words, if you are ready to conclude this
business with me, kindly contact me , so that we can have
a chat over this issue once and for all. But if the reverse is the case, do
not bother yourself to reach me and forget about this money.Reply me thru my
private
E-mail: (mrsazu@myway.com)
Thanks you for your understanding.

Yours truly,
Dr.Mrs Mariam Azu.

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