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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.
  • msmonica007@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "williams Bankole" <mmrkk233@msn.com>
Reply-To: williams700@sify.com
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:26:50 +0000
Subject: FINANCIAL TRUST



Our ref: CP/ X1401


SIR

I'm happy toinform you about my success in getting the fund transferred to a
SwissAccount with the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay who is
aninternational businessman. Presently, I'm in London for investmentprojects
with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, I did notforget you’re past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferringthose funds despite that it failed us some how. I know you may
notre-call but it has been quite a while now.

Please contact mysecretary, her contact is:

Name: Mrs. Monica lee uzogudu
Email: msmonica007@sify.com

Ask her to send you the sum of $150.000.00(One Hundred and Fifty Thousand US
Dollars), which I kept for yourcompensation for all the past efforts and
attempt to assist me in thismatter. I appreciated your efforts at that time
very much. So feel freeand get in touched with my secretary Mrs. Monica lee
uzogudu Please dolet me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joyafter all the sufferings at that time.
In the moment, I am very busyhere because of the investment projects between
my new partners and meare having at hand.

Finally, remember that I already leftinstruction to my secretary on your
behalf to receive that money, sofeel free to get in touch with Mrs. Monica
lee uzogudu and she will sendthe amount to you without any delay.

For: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFNIGERIA
Signed/Dispatched

Senator William Bankole
Chairman Senate Committee

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