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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.
  • +2348028967604 (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.
  • reedian2005@pisem.net

Fraud email example:

From: "Reedian Reedian" <reedian2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 20:11:17 +0000
Subject: Pls reply soon.

From:Mr.Reed Ian
Tel: 234-802-896-7604
Date: 5th October,2005.

Dear friend,


I am Mr.Reed Ian a British citizen and I am 54years of age. I work with
Peak International Bank Plc.I am the accounting officer of Mr. Alex Secahn
who died on the recent bomb
blast which occurred in London on the 7th of July 2005.

Mr.Alex Secahn who is our Client with Account Number PIB 101-720-4 has left
the sum of Five Million five hundred thousand ($5,500.000.00)
for deposit, this Amount is yet to be credited in his favour before he died
on
the recent bomb blast in London.

I want you to open an account with my Bank so that I can credit this amount
to
you while you shall receive 40% of the fund I will have 60%.

If you are interested in this transaction please fill the form below and
return
back to me to enable me open an account on your behalf.

The name of my bank and all relevant informations will
be given to you, when you contact me on my private Email:
reedian2005@pisem.net (YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS)

Treat with utmost confidentiality.

Yours sincerely,
Mr.Reed Ian.

PERSONAL DATA

FULL NAMES:________________________________________

GENDER____________________________________________

DATE OF BIRTH:_____________________________________

NATIONALITY: _______________________________________

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: ___________________________

MARITAL STATUS: __________________________________

HOME ADDRESS:____________________________________

OFFICE ADDRESS:___________________________________

TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________

FAX NUMBER:________________________________________

OCCUPATION:________________________________________

POSITION HELD:______________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________________

NEXT OF KIN:______________________________________

ACCOUNT TYPE:_____________________________________





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