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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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• 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.
  • chiomau5@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: "chioma ugo" <chiomaugo@msn.com>
Reply-To: chiomau5@excite.com
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:47:55 +0000
Subject: QUICK RESPOND

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Mr. Chioma Ugo former personal assistance to the Late President
Gnassingbe
Eyadema of Togo, a small country in the West Africa. The President passed
away recently.
I got your contact through an Italian businessman that stayed and operated
in Lome the
capital city of Togo.During the last days of the President, he delegated me
in my capacity as his personal assistant to assist him to secure various
properties in France to the tune of Euros25M
(Twenty Five Million Euros). This was not done before the death of the
President.
After the death of the President the Army brought his eldest son into power.
This brought
a lot of disagreement from the opposition. As the constitution allows the
speaker of the
Parliament to take over power in case the President should declared not fit
to rule,
either through falling health or death. Since then there have been series of
unrest in
the country. In the light of this unrest I decided to seek refuge in Nigera
The Euros25M the late President release to me for the purchase of the
properties in France was in Cash. Due to present political crisis in Togo; I
decided to move the money with me to Nigeria.


At present I am a refugee in Nigeria and as result of my refugee status I
am not allowed to own a bank account in the Country. I hereby appeal to you
to assist me in Banking and investing this money in your country.If you are
interested in my proposal, I have decided to give you 40% of the fund, while
10% has been mapped out for local and International running cost. This
proposal should be treated as top secret in view of the amount involved, as
well as my position.
Please contact me on my email address: chiomau5@excite.com

Waiting for your urgent respond


Yours Faithfully

Mr. Chioma Ugo

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