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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Henry Obikwe" <henryobikwe@msn.com>
Reply-To: henryobikwe1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:32:25 +0000
Subject: HELLO RUSLI, ELEME PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY, ANSWER FAST

FROM: HENRY OBIKWE
CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER
ELEME PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD.
LAGOS CENTRAL OFFICE.

Dear Rusli,

TRANSFER OF US$9,250,000.00 (NINE MILLION,TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. CONTRACT NO:
EPCL/FGN/FMF/B2517/02

Kindly read this message carefully. My name is Henry Obikwe, the Chief
Accounts Officer of the Eleme Petrochemical Company Limited (EPCL). Since
the inception of Democratic government in Nigeria, I am mandated to
scrutinize all contracts awarded and executed under my Corporation - Eleme
Petrochemical Company Limited (EPCL)between 1999 to 2005. During the course
of my job, I carefully discovered an over-invoiced amount of US$9,250,000.00
which I want to transfer into your personal account as the contractor that
executed the job.

As a civil servant I am not authorized to operate foreign bank account, my
decision to contact you is personal and also for your to receive this money
in your account base on the confidence l have in you as a foreigner. I wish
to state categorically that all the documents needed for the transfer will
be procured from different Government offices in other to back up the fund
transfer and copied shall be sent to you for keep.

l want you to know that this transaction is absolutely legitimate, Please
keep this transaction confidentail as l will not want any thing that will
bring disrespect to my family name. I will give you 40% of the money for
your assistance, while 50% will be for me and 10% will be set aside to cover
our telephone bills and other expenses that may be incurred on both sides.
Nevertheless, I will provide all relevant clarification papers from my
offices to back up our claim and the transferof this fund and copies of
documents will be sent to you. All modalities for the successful execution
of this transaction has been worked out and all that is required is your
absolute cooperation and acceptance to done this business with me.

If you are interested in doing this business, please contact me specifically
through my personal e-mail address by giving me, your company/personal
address, your bank particulars where this money will be transferred and your
telephone/fax numbers for easier communication.

I look forth to your urgent and favourable response.

Sincerely yours,

Henry Obikwe.

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