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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • drpaul_a11@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Paul Abu" <abu_11@msn.com>
Reply-To: drpaul_a11@excite.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:10:43 +0000
Subject: Dr.Paul Abu

>From The Desk of: Dr.Paul Abu

Committee Chairman Presidential Task

Force On Petroleum.

Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation [NNPC]

Nigeria-Lagos.

Compliment to you dear friend,

I hope this mail will not be a surprise message to you; my name is Dr.Paul
Abu committee chairman Presidential Task Force on Petroleum, The President,
Federal Republic of Nigeria, set up the committee.

To supervise the sales and awards of Crude oil lifting contract through The
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation [NNPC] we have excess money amounting
$28 million United States Dollars which we want to invest overseas.

The excess sum was realized from sales of Nigerian Bonny Light Crude Oil
above the government regulated price margins, as a result of Fluctuations of
world oil price, which accurate sales figures were Never rendered to
government by the committee.

This money is already with the security company overseas, we would not like
to return the money back home as we like to invest this funds overseas with
the help of reliable God fearing person.

If you are interested in this proposal, please reply through my private
Email box drpaul_a11@excite.com including you private telephone number and
fax for fast communication. To be part of this transaction, we promise to
give you 30%, while 60% will be for the committee, the Remaining 10% will be
used to take care of all the expenses that Might be incurred by both parties
during this transaction.

In case if you are not interested, you should let me know immediately so
that I would be able to look for another person.

Thanks and God bless.

Regards,

Dr.Paul Abu.

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