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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "ben eze" <beneze2_ecobanknigeriaplc@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: beneze4285@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 03:54:56 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY

FROM ECO BANK NIGERIA PLC
FROM THE DESK OF BEN EZE

I am Ben Eze from ECO BANK NIGERIA PLC.

A very good citizen of United states of America [U.S.A] who based in
Nigeria, died on plane crash on The 15th of August 2000, He has the sum
of Nine million USD Dollars in his Account with my Bank, but the bank is
looking for a way to claim these fund because non of his relatives
showed concern after his death to claim these funds.

Please, I need a good citizen who will definitely stand as the next of
Kin To [LATE ENGR FEDRICK JAWAD] to claim these fund. As soon as this
claims is done the Bank will contact you for the remittance of these funds
into your account without delay.

But before the claims I will send to you all related documents from file of
LATE ENGR FEDRICK JAWAD, which you will use to contact the legal department
of my Bank as the next of kin/ relative to LATE ENGR FEDRICK JAWAD.

Come to the sharing of these funds as soon as it is transferred into your
account, 30 % percent of The total sum/funds will be given to you, 10%
percent is map out for expenses locally and internationally during the
process of this claim, and 60% Percent will be for me and my partners.

I want this business to be confidential, so that the bank will not get
to know anything about this that someone is giving out vital information
to you to stand for this claim as the next of kin.

This transaction is 100 percent risk free, and as a family man
with two children. Therefore will not want any thing that will damage my
image/family, if interested you should please reply urgently as you
receive this letter for immediate transaction.

Please I want you to send the following information below for easy contact

Your Full Name,
Your Resident Address,
Your Private Phone Number,
Your Fax.

Thanks,

Yours Faithfully

Ben Eze

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