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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:
  • "liberia" (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.
  • gbari6890@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: gbarin ige <gbari6890@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 01:40:32 -0800 (PST)
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT


UN Headquarters, First Avenue at 46th Street
New York. NY 10017.
DEAR SIR.
ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR USD 45 MILLION
Pls. Forgive my indignation if this massage comes to you as a surprise and if it might offend you with out your prior consent and writing through this channel. I AM MR IBRAHIM AGBOOLA GAMBARI, THE SPECIAL ADVISER ON AFRICA IN THE UNITED NATION.
l was simply inspired and motivated to contact you. Honestly,my contacting you is just a practical fate and i believe that God has a purpose making us meet or know each other via this medium. After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues,they were very much satisfied and we decided to contact you immediately for this mutual business relationship Presently,we are winding up our operations in Liberia,Ivory Coast,Sierra Leone and paying off all our international suppliers that supplied relief materials,logistics equipments and other materials to the organisation during the CIVIL WAR in the areas mentioned above. As a result,the ecowas fund payment allocation committee in their meeting on 22nd October 2005,approved the final payment of the international suppliers outstanding bills.LATE GENARAL SANNI ABACHA. former Nigerian Head of State.AND CHAIRMAN OF ECOWAS over invoiced the supplies made by the international suppliers to the tune of U.S$45milli!
on,which
the ecowas fund payment allocation committee irrevocably approved for payment.
Now I and my colleagues will like to use your Company as one of the international suppliers that supplied relief materials and logistic equipments to the ECOWAS during the civil wars in Liberia,Sierra Leone and Ivory coast in other to transfer this over invoiced amount U.S$ 45 million through you. We have made adequate arrangements to effective transfer of this money once you accept to co-operate with us. note that the original contractors has been fully paid.We have decided to compensate you with 20% of the total sum you are requred to protect my personality. contact on gbari6890@yahoo.com
Please do not entertain any atom of fear in this transaction,it is risk free
Thanks.
Mr I. A.Gmbari.





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