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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.
  • dattiwilliams208@yahoo.com
  • dattiwilliams208@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Datti Williams" <datti@dattiwilliams.com>
Reply-To: dattiwilliams208@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 13:00:01 +0000
Subject: TRANSFER OF USD25.500,000$, ASSISTANCE PLEASE

DR.DATTI WILLIAMS
NO 10 FRANK LAOUT IKEJA, LAGOS NIGERIA

EMAIL:dattiwilliams208@yahoo.com

Dear Friends ,

RE: TRANSFER OF USD25.500,000$ (TWENTY FIVE MILLION,
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)TO A
SAFE ACCOUNT.

I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my capacity as Chief Accountant
and in full agreement with the Auditor-General of this Company(NIGERIAN
NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION ) We scrutinized all records and the accounts
of awarded and executed contracts of this company (NNPC) during the previous
military regime, since the inception of democracy in Nigeria and carefully
uncover and mapped out a
whopping sum USD25.500,000 hundred thousand dollars, which we want to
transfer into your account as the beneficiary.

As top civil Servants, we are not authorized to operate foreign bank
accounts hence our decision to use your account in full trust and
confidence to transfer this money outside Nigeria. We have accepted
you as our foreign partner and will regularize and update the approvals to
reflect you as the true beneficiary of the contract sum USD USD25.500,000
(TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLAR).

Moreover, it is pertinent to note that it is not risky and does not require
much engagements since we have taken care of the deal in full capacity. We
have resolved to give you 30% of the total sum for your
assistance. If you are interested in this deal. Remember to give to me your,
contact address, phone and fax lines through which l can send you approved
documents for your perusals. You will send me a letter
of invitation immediately the money get into your
account.

I am anxiously waiting for your response with hope that you will understand
the confidential of this transaction.Note, reply at my altanative email
address: dattiwilliams208@yahoo.com

Best Regards,

DR. Datti Wwilliams

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