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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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• 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.
  • m_yakubu122@latinmail.com
  • m_yakubu122@latinmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mohamed yakubu" <mohamedyakubu@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: m_yakubu122@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 23:49:34 +0100
Subject: MESSAGE FROM MR.MOHAMED YAKUBU.

FROM:MR MOHAMED YAKUBU.
CHIEF AUDITOR MINISTRIE OF FINANCE ECONOMICS
COTONUO-BENIN REPUBLIC

MY ALTERNATIVE E_MAIL ADDRESS( m_yakubu122@latinmail.com )

Dear good friend,

I am MOHAMED YAKUBU.CHIEF AUDITOR MINISTRIE OF FINANCE ECONOMICS
COTONUO-BENIN REPUBLIC.I got your contact through network online hence I
decided to write you.

I wish to transfer the sum of $14,300,000.00 USD (Fourteen Million Three
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only.)into your personal or company`s
bank account.

This fund was a residue of the over invoiced Industrial Contract bills
awarded by MINISTRIE OF FINANCE ECONOMICS COTONUO-BENIN REPUBLIC to some
foreign firms.

This DEAL was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with all the
attendant lope holes sealed off.As the chief auditor,I have the cooperation
and mandate of the Financial Director and the Secretary.

It was my consensus to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to provide
us with the facilities to transfer this money out of West Africa.This is
borne out of our beleive in the non-stable and sporous political nature of
this sub-region.

The original contractors have been duely paid by the Banque Centrale Des
Etats De L`Afrique De L`Ouest (Central Bank of the West African States)This
balance is suspended in the escrow accounts awaiting claims by any foreign
company of our choice.

I intend to pay out this fund now as the organisation is winding up its
activities. Based on the laws and ethics of employment,we as civil servants
working under this organisation, are not allowed to operate a foreign
account.

This is the more reason why we needed your assistance to provide an account
that can sustain this fund for safe keeping and our future investment with
your comprehensive advise,assistance and
partnership in your country.

I have two options for you: Firstly,you can choose to have certain
percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction,or
you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of
the money in your country.

If you do not prefer a partnership, 10% will be for any expenses incure in
the course of this transfer,I am willing to give you 30% of the total amount
,while the remaining 60% will be for my investment in your country.

Which ever the option you want,please feel free to contact me.

These are the informations I need from you:

THE NAME OF YOUR BANK........................
ITS ADDRESS .................................
TEL/FAX NUMBERS..............................
THE ACCOUNT NUMBER ..........................
THE BENEFICIARY'S NAME.......................
YOUR PRIVATE TEL/FAX NUMBERS.................

Upon the receipt of this informations,the certificate of job completion of
one of the contracts will be issued in your for the transfering of the fund
to your nominated account without delay.

As with the case of all organised (sensitive)and conspired DEALS,we solicit
for our unreserved confidentiality and utmost secret in this business. We
hope to retire peacefully and lead a honourable business life afterwards.

FINALLY, FEELS FREE ONCE AGAIN TO CONTACT ME CONFIDENTIALY
THROUGH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS OR TO MY ALTERNATIVE
E_MAIL ADDRESS(m_yakubu122@latinmail.com)

REPLY ASAP.
With regards.
MR MOHAMED YAKUBU.


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