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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: veincent ebubu <vein_ebu@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:27:20 +0100 (BST)
Subject: contact


No 8 idowu
tailor derive victoroia
island lagos
mail veinebe@yhoo.ie
phone 08038748242

Greetings and complement of the season
.
I am Barrister. Veincent Ebube Auditor General of the national bank of nigeria plc here in Nigeria, west africa This letter might surpise you because we have not met neither in person nor by correspondence,but please you should exercise some patience and read through my message.

I have a very urgent and confidential business proposal for you. We want to transfer to over seas account ($26,000.000.00 USD) twenty six million United States Dollars) from a national bank in Africa,from our bank. I have the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important Business,believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.

HOW THE MONEY CAME ABOUT: There is an account opened in the bank in 1996 and since 2000 nobody has operated on this account again,after going through some old files in the records I discovered that if I do not remitte this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account is Mr Laurie ,he is a foreigner and an industrialist,he died since 1999,and since then no other person knows about this account or anything concerning it. secondly he did not clearify his next of kin in his deposition form when he deposited this fund in our bank.

The account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is ($26,000.000.00 USD).

Finally,at the conclusion of this business,you will be given 25% of the total ammount,70% will be for me , while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incured during the process of this transaction.

I look forward to your earliest reply Please you should include your phone and fax number for easly communications. You can call me with my phone number above.


Best Regards
Vincent Ebube


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