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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.
  • jonesraphel@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.RAPHEL JONES" <jonesraphel@netscape.net>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:02:59 +0200
Subject: =?ascii?B?U1BBTT86ICBDT05TSURFUiBUSElT?=


NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY
CO-OPERATE HEAD QUARTERS
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

ATTN,

I WRITE YOU THIS LETTER WHICH I PRAY SHOULD BE URGENTLY REPLIED. I GOT YOUR
CONTACT DURING MY YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE FOREIGN MINISTRY.

I DR. RAPHEL JONES PRESENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IN THE NIGERIAN PORTS
AUTHORITY HEADQUARTERS, LAGOS NIGERIA. I AM IN NEED OF YOUR GENUINE ASSISTANT
AND TRUST BECAUSE AS A TOP OFFICIAL OF THE RULING GORVERNMENT, I WANT TO SAFE
GAURD MY INTEREST IN YOUR COUNTRY BEFORE THE END OF THE TENURE OF THIS
ADMINITRATION, MORE ALSO WE AS CIVIL SERVANT ARE FORBIDDEN TO OWN OR OPERATE A
FOREIGN ACCOUNT HENCE A FOREIGNER IS NEEDED.

I PRESENTLY HAVE AN OVER INVOICED CONTRACT PAYMENT OF USD38.5M(THIRTY-EIGHT
MILLON FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) WHICH HAS REMAIN UNCLAIMED SINCE
1997.MY SUPERIOR IN THIS PRESIDENCY HAVE MANDATED ME TO PRESENT A HONEST
FOREIGNER WHO CAN CONVENIENTLY PROJECT THIS FUND FOR US IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT IN
HIS COUNTRY. I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE TO US. THIS
IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU AND ALSO REQUESTING FOR YOUR DISCRETION, MATURITY AND
CO-0PORATION.

MY SUPERIORS HAVE COMPLETED ALL ADMINISTRATIVE STEPS TO SEE THAT THIS FUND
RECEIVES ALL THE REQUEST APPROVALS IMMEDIATELY YOU GIVE ME THE GO AHEAD. ALL I
NEED FROM YOU ARE THE FOLLOWING:

(1) YOUR FULL NAMES AND RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.

(2) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN US.


I SHALL SEND YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT EXECUTED SOON AFTER I
RECEIVE YOUR MESSAGE. YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 30% FOR THE TOTAL FUND IMMEDIATELY
WE ARRIVE YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING. 10% WILL COVER ALL MISCALLANEOUS EXPENSES WE
SHALL DO BOTH HERE AND IN YOUR COUNTRY.
PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO REACH ME FOR MORE DETAILS. I SINCERELY COUNT ON YOUR
ASSISTANCE, REMEMBER I AM A HIGHLY PLACED OFFICIAL AND EXPECT ABSOLUTE
DISCRETION FROM YOU IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR HONOUR FROM FOREIGN JOURNALIST WHO
SEEK TO DESTROY MEMBER OF OUR RULING CIVILIAN GORVERNMENT

THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH-FREE, SO YOU NEED NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AT ALL.

I EXPECT YOUR REPLY IMMEDIATELY TO MY PRIVATE E-MAIL:jonesraphel@yahoo.ca
BEST REGARDS,

DR. RAPHEL JONES.

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