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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • eng_danielkabila@yahoo.co.uk
  • eng_danielkabila@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Daniel Kabila" <engdaniel_kabila@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:58:42 +0000
Subject: READ AND GET BACK

ENGR.DANIEL KABILA .
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
WORKS & HOUSING (FMW&H)
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT,
GARRIKI ABUJA, NIGERIA.
EMAIL:(eng_danielkabila@yahoo.co.uk)

ATTN PRESIDENT/CEO

Dear Friend,
                    PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
I am ENGR.DANIEL KABILA, Chairman Project Implementation with the Federal Ministry of Works & Housing (FMWH) and an executive member of the Contract Tenders Board (CTB) of the above named ministry. Your esteemed address was reliably introduced to me at the Nigerian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry in my search for reliable individual / company who can handle a strictly confidential transaction which involves the transfer of a reasonable sum of money to a foreign account.

This money amount to a total sum of US$21,500,000.00(Twenty One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only). The money was extracted from various contracts awarded by the Contracts Tenders Board (CTB)as a result of over- invoicing masterminded by
the concerned officials, who were drafted to represent final payment for a contract that has been executed for the Federal Ministry of Works & Housing (FMWH)some years back. The money is now floating in the Apex Bank awaiting claim by a foreign partner which
status we now want you to assume.

Now is the optimum period to consummate this transaction following the Presidential Directive to all corporations to pay off all foreign debts. I therefore seek for your assistance to remit this money into your personal / company\\\'s account. In my last meeting with other officials involved, it was unanimously agreed that 25% of the total sum will be given to you, 70% will be for my
colleagues, and me while 5% will be used to offset the expenses that may be incurred in the processing of the transfer.

I assure you that the transaction is 100% risk free as we have concluded every arrangement to protect the interest of every one involved. Likewise, all modalities for the successful transfer of this money have been worked out with the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Apex Bank to facilitate the remittance of this money to your designated account.  However, I would want to believe that you are honest and trustworthy enough and will not raise any misgiving attitude in any aspect of this transaction. More importantly, you will keep this transaction very confidential so as not to tarnish the confidence reposed on these officials by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

We as civil servants are not allowed to run a foreign account, which is against the Federal Government Civil Service Act of 1970,that is why we are looking for a foreign partner. If this business proposal interest you,kindly email me or your Telephone numbers as well as your banking information/details through my above email address for the immediate commencement of the remittance and to enable me send you further information on the transaction.
May the Almighty God bless you as we await your response? Meanwhile,
your immediate response will be highly appreciated. You can copy through my other email address; (eng_danielkabila@yahoo.co.uk )

Best regards,
ENGR.DANIEL KABILA

N.B Please take more of your time, the fraud cases in Nigeria now
is much, but I am guaranteeing you that this is safe as far as I am
concern.

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