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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • amas.anthony@yahoo.com.au

Fraud email example:

From: Amas Anthony <barr.amasanthony@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 08:34:55 -0500
Subject: LETTER FROM MR AMAS ANTHONY.(HAPPY NEW YEAR)



Dear SIR/MADAM

PLEASE REPLY THROUGH MY SECURE MAIL BOX:amas.anthony@yahoo.com.au

Naturally , this letter will come to you as a surprise, since we have
not met, permit me however to introduce myself.

I am MR AMAS ANTHONY an ATTORNEY who represented the interest of MR RAMIREZ SANCHEZ an Agriculturist who until his untimely death leaved and made a leaving as an AGRICULTURIST IN THIS COUNTRY NIGERIA.


I am contacting you and soliciting for your assistance based on this proposition below, which will be of mutual benefit to both of us.

PROPOSITION:

Mr. Ramirez Sanchez,an EL SALVADORIAN 66 years of age and a very
prosperous farmer and a business man made a huge bank deposit for
investment in the sum of US$23,500,000.= (Twenthy-Three Million Five
Hundred Thousand US Dollars)he named his wife Mrs. Helga Sanchez as
the NEXT OF KIN to his estate.

Unfortunately Sir, Mr.& Mrs. Ramirez Sanchez were killed in the January 14 2000,earthquake that rocked El Salvador,killing thousands of people and 1,200 others were declared missing.

The management of his bank has made several efforts through the El
Salvadorean High Commission in Lagos to contact any of the deceased
family relatives, but to no avail.

Since I and the banks management were unable to reach any of the deceased family relatives,the option left for the Bank Management is to declare the deceased account dormant and revert the funds on trading and investment in the interest of the Bank.

The bank system stipulates that if such money remain with the bank for
priod of 6years it will be transfered into the account of the ban.

In order to avoid this development, since it has so far been impossible
to trace any of the deceased family relatives, I now seek your personal
permission and assistance to have you stand as a distant relative to the deceased so that the funds will be released to you and we can use it for our mutual benefit.

I hope you do understand my concern in this matter,if you are willing
to assist me.

For your assistance, you will be compensated adequately with (30%) of
the total sum, (65%) will be my share, while (5%) will be set aside to
cover any incidental expenses made both at home and abroad prior to this transaction.

If you are interested in assisting me with this matter,
please, send to me urgently via my email the following details below:

1. Your full name and complete contact address
2. Your Private telephone and fax number (urgent)
3. Your date of birth (Age)and proof that you can handle such a huge
amount of money,and that you are a responsible and very serious person.

Based on this opportunity, Upon receiving the above details from you,
I will work out every document/proof representing you as the deceased
BONA-FIDE distant relative and when this is done, you will be contacted
by the bank for the release and collection of the fund, which will be
within two week of my receiving the above details from you.

I will meet with you in your country after the fund have been released
to you and also to discuss investment potentials and have my share of
the money to buy industrial goods for resale in my country.

May I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free, as I have
taken care of all necessary modalities as his ATTORNEY to enable a hitch-free transaction.

Kindly ensure to treat this matter in strict privacy (highly confidential).

I look forward to your urgent Response.

Cheers and Best Regards
MR.AMAS ANTHONY
PLEASE REPLY THROUGH MY SECURE MAIL BOX:amas.anthony@yahoo.com.au

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