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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:
  • "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.
  • alexinfo@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "alex udo" <alex_udo01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: alexinfo@excite.com
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 16:11:00 +0000
Subject: RE URGENT PROPOSAL

NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY
50 MARINA,LAGOS. P.M.B. 20275,
LAGOS.

TO:THE PRESIDENT/CEO

FROM:ALEX UDO


BUSINESS PROPOSAL


I am making this contact with you on behalf of my
colleagues after an acceptable recommendation from an
International Business Agency.

My colleagues and I are members of the Contract Award
Committee (CAC) of the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA). I have
been mandated by my
colleagues to look for a trustworthy company into
whose account some funds are to be transferred.We have
in our possession instrument of payment for US$22.5M
(Twenty two million five hundred thousand U.S Dollars
only) now in a dedicated account with our apex bank
The above funds arose from the over invoicing of some
Supplies and Engeenering Works contracts which have
been executed and the contractors paid in full. The
fund is therefore free to be transferred overseas
without any risk whatsoever.

Due to the nature of accrual of this funds, it has to
be applied for by a foreign contractor/company and
payment can only be made into a foreign account hence
this contact is necessary to accomplish this deal.You
(or your company) shall be compensated with 25% of the
amount as the account owner, 5% shall be used for the
reimbursement of all expenses that will be incurred by
both parties during the course of this financial
transaction.The remaining 70% is for us.

We shall require of you the following urgently:

1.Name,Telephone and/or fax Numbers of Beneficiary
2.Name and full address of the Company
3.Complete particulars of the bank account where you
wish the funds to be transferred.
This should include the account Number, Bank
Address, the Telephone, Fax and Telex numbers of the bank.

My colleagues and I have had some fruitful discussions
with relevant top officials of the Federal
Ministry of Finance (FMF) and they have agreed to cooperate in the transfer.
An application for funds transfer shall be made at the appropriate
Ministries in favour of the beneficiary (you or your company).Thereafter,
your company shall be officially regarded as having executed the contract
for the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) for which payment is being
made.
This process make the operation legal according to the laws of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria.

Please treat this transaction as STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
as we are Civil Servants who would not want any
exposure.Do not go through the International Telephone
Operator or (AT&T) when lines are busy at any time in
the course of this operation.Always dial direct.It’s
very difficult to get telephone access to Nigeria.

So you must persist even when the telephone says
subscriber not available or the number does not
exist.These answers are always given when there is no
access.Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

Best Regards,
ALEX UDO.
REPLY TO alexinfo@excite.com
NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY

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