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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 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.
  • +2348042226152 (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.
  • koinrega1@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Don Umunna" <donumunna2@msn.com>
Reply-To: koinrega1@sify.com
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:00:37 +0000
Subject: RE

My Dear,

Good Day, I am extremely happy to write you this letter.
Please, pardon me for invading your privacy but I do really need your
help! So be patient and read through to the end of my message. I am Mr.
Kionrega Jeffrey O. I am the Director, Auditing and Accounting Section /
Chairman of Investigating Department of United Bank for Africa, UBA,
Nigeria. My department came across the sum of $31.4 million US Dollars
(Thirty One Million, Four Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only)
belonging to one Deceased Mr. Arjan Wijemanne, 54 years, of Sri Lanka who
died on 26th December 2004, in Tsunami disaster. Since we discovered the
information, we have been expecting
his Next of Kin or relations to come over and claim the money because we
cannot release it unless somebody applies as the Next of Kin or Relation to
the deceased as indicated in our banking guideline and Lawhere.

A leap on our investigation revealed that Mr. ArjanWijemanne, is an Oil
Servicing Engineer working with Exxon Mobil Plc Nigeria, who was on vacation
to his country to spend the Festive
Season with his Family members when tragedy struck and claimed his life
including that
of his wife and son who where the Next of kin to his account.

I am confiding in you in this business believing that you will not let me
down either now or in future thus requesting that you furnish me with your
Account Details (even an empty / red account)will serve provided it is an
existing Bank Account.

Meanwhile, as the director of Auditing and Accounting, I am in possession of
all the relevant documents needed to effect the transfer of this money into
your Account as the beneficiary without any further delay since nobody
will come for claims as the next of kin and this money cannot be approved to
any person locally because the owner is a foreigner and I do not know any
foreigner that is why I am contacting you and the person needs to have a
valid international foreign passport or Drivers License and Foreign a/c
because the money is in US Dollars andcan only beapproved into a foreign
a/c.If we do not transfer this money out into
a safe foreign account, the money will be forfeited into the Banks Treasury
or government bags as unclaimed bills.

Based on the colossal amount of money involved, we will transfer the money
in three phases
to avoid going contrary to the Banking Regulations of the Apex Bankwhich
amount to money laundering. I will meet you physical immediately the first
phase of the transfer is concluded to
sign a binding agreement and disbursement into any area of investmentwhich
you may
advise.

To this end, you should furnish me with the aforementioned information,
phone and fax number. At every phase of the transfer, you will be entitled
25% of the total amount, 70% will be for me and my colleagues while 5% will
be used in offseting expenses that will be incured during the transaction.

We will use our good office as insiders to make sure that the fund is
transferred into your
account in record time through our Affiliate Bank with our proper under
ground work immediately you apply. I will send you the Text of Preliminary
Application for Funds Transfer which you will fill and send direct to the
International Pay/Remittance Department of this bank
while we follow it up.

You should not have any element of fear because this deal is risk free and
we are there to perfect plans. This transaction will bring us joy, long life
and prosperity. My phone number is
+2348042226152.
Send your reply to: koinrega1@sify.com

Accept the assurance of my regards.

Reply urgently.


Koinrega Jeffrey

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