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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • almo_enetonbra1@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • enetoalamieyeseigha@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?gb2312?q?Enetonbra=20Alamieyeseigha?= <almo_enetonbra1@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: enetoal_amieyeseigha3@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:27:14 +0800 (CST)
Subject: YOUR ASSITANCE IS NEEDED


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Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Enetonbra Alamieyeseigha, I am the son of the embattled

Governor of the oil rich bayelsa state in the niger delta area of

nigeria and my father is a member of the ruling party in my country. At

this moment my father is being investigated for money laundry and also

has been impeached due to the dramatic return to the country, following his arrest over money laundering charges and gross misconduct. He has been investigated by the Economic and financial crime commission

(EFCC).

Most of his properties and his personal accounts both within and

outside the country have been frozen. The total value of the properties

seized in London alone is well over 381 million pounds. The Government

has also tightened the noose around his neck, slamming a 19-count

charge against him at the code of conduct tribunal. The Government has accused my dad of making false declaration of his asset, and

maintaining and operating foreign bank accounts which it said

constituted an abuse of office that contravenesprovisions of the code

of conduct act.


This practice is a standard practice in my country even the president

and his cronnies have foreign accounts. My father problem started when

he decided to peach his political tent with the incumbent Vice

President thereby putting him against the incumbent president. The

President and his vice has been at logger heads since the 2003

presidential election in my country. My father was even given a life

line by the presidency, which he refused. He was told to denounce the

Vice President and return back to the camp of the president. If he does

that, all charges will be dropped, but ofcourse he refused. This, the

president saw as a total disregard to him and he office. I need not say

much, go to google search, type the name(GovernorD.S.P Alamieyeseigha) and click search, you will get all the information you need.


As I said earlier all accounts has been frozen thereby making assess to

cash impossible. I havn't seen my father since he was arrested .

Because of this,we do not have the machinery to carry out one or two

things we want to do. I am using this medium to solicit for your

assistance in transferring all that is left of my father's wealth he

starched away both in Europe and some other banks in my country that

are yet to be discovered. Based on this you are to assist in ansferring

the funds to your own personal accounts or as you wish. After

transferring the money, you will be given a percentage of the

total sum transferred. The percentage is negotiable.


From the whole story, you obviously see that there should be some

secrecy in this transaction in protection of all parties involved, you

inclusive. We assume that most of our phone and fax lines will be

tapped so, if you are willing to assist you are to list your phone and

fax numbers so I can contact you. This is important as we will have to

talk about the modalities of the transfer. Time is of great essence in

this matter thank you for your assistance.


Waiting to hear from you.

Yours truly,

Enetonbra Alamieyeseigha.

PS: If interested, contact me via

Email:enetoalamieyeseigha@myway.com,

Thank you.




- Enetonbra Alamieyeseigha

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