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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:

• 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.
  • 23417592983
• 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.
  • frank_john25@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "INFO@ PRESIDENT" <presidencyg3@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 10:16:31 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT APPROVAL

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA Senate House
Committee on Foreign Contract Payment (RESOLUTION
PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT) REF: FGN /SNT/STB




Date:4th OCT 2005
GOVERNMENTS NOTICE NO? 1?

ATTN: Sir/Madam

We, the entire members of the Federal House of Senate, on behalf of the
Federal Republic of Nigerian Government under the auspices of the civilian
Head of State, President Olusegun Obasanjo have unanimously decided and
plead for your forgiveness and for you to revert your distrust upon the
entire arms of the government and Nigeria as a body. All efforts are
beingput into practice to chastise all our corrupt officials,presenting the
country as scam Nation before the world.


This is a bid to uphold and maintain our international reputation and
premise to the United Nation,OPEC, ECOWAS a!nd the rest of the International
Organization and the World as a
whole. there was aninflow in our Nigerian Oil Well Reserve Trust Account, as
a result of the involvement of International Financial institutions such as
UN,IMF,WORLD BANK and PARIS CLUB in the development of regional economy,
sufficient funds have beenapproved for the settlement of every foreign firm
who executed contractin Nigeria and who are stilyet unpaid. On the receipt
of your full outstanding foreign contract amount,we request that you contact
the office of the IMF/World Bank informing them that you have been paid,for
this will help to change our image before the world/international community.


We strictly instruct and advise that you contact only The Director,FIDELITY
BANK PLC Dr. FRANK JOHN on his 24hour Direct Telephone
234-8034113481,FAX:234-1-7592983 YOU CAN AS WELL REPLY HIM TO THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS;frank_john25@yahoo.fr OR frankjohn2@walla.com


Because of time deference and arrange on the mode of transferring of your
accrued interest payment approved by the Senate House and
FederalGovernment.We are paying you interest
of US$3.5 million dollars.


We advise you to desist from having other contacts until your payment is
confirmed for your own interest reconfirm to him your bank in
nformation's.And send your telephone and fax
number to him Thank you foryour anticipated cooperation and remain bless.


Thanks for working with Federal Republic of Nigeria


CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO MEMBER
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria


DR. NNAMANI
SENATE PRESIDENT









SENATOR JIM NWOBODO

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