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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348066576880 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • rev_williams3@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev Williams Oparah" <rev_williams333@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:50:06 +0000
Subject: Dearest in Christ

FIRST CLASS ELEVEN
THE LAW
(Solicitors & Advocate of the Supreme Court of
Nigeria, Notary Public)
Reply to rev_williams3@hotmail.com
TEL: +234-806-657-6880

Dearest in Christ

NOTICATION OF BEQUEST PAYMENT

On behalf of the Trustes and Executor of the estate of
Late Engr. Willy Bubenik, I once again try to notify
you as my earlier letter to you through the Post
Office was returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to
reach you via your e-mail address . I wish to notify
you that late Engr.Willy Bubenik made you a benefici
ary to his will. He left the sum of Seven Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars (US$750, 000)to you in the
codicil and last testament to his will.

Being a widely travelled man, he must have been in contact with you
in the past or simply you were nominated to him by
one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you
good.Engr.Willy Bubenik until his death was a former
managing director and pioneer staff of a giant
construction company. He was a very dedicated
Christian who loved to give out.His great philanthropy
earned him numerous awards during his life time. Late
Engr. Willy Bubenik died on the 9th day of February
2002 at the age of 82 years, and his Will is now ready
for execution.

According to him this money is to
support your Christian activities and to help the poor
and the needy. Please If I reach you as I am hopeful,
endeavour to get back to me as soon as possible to
enable the immediate execution of your portion of the
bequest to enable earlier disbursment by the Paying
Bank. You should foward along your telephone and fax
numbers,including a proof to confirm your identity as
the beneficiary in question and your current mailing
address .Proof of Identity
should be either International passport
or drivers License.
Reply to rev_williams3@hotmail.com

I expect your earliest response.

Sincerely,

Rev. Justice Williams Oparah
(President).

CC: Arch-Bishop N. Eze.

Rev. Justice Williams Oparah, LLB, BL, LLM Ph.D. (
President): Bar.(Alhaji) Yusuf Ali: Bar, Tailor Lisa:
Bar Kurtis Adigba: Bar (Mrs) Sola B. C.: Bar Emmanuel
Chukwuma: Bar Nkem Okoli: Bar (Mrs) Genavive C. O.:Bar

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