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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • 23417590800
• 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.
  • nigeriaigor10@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • atallah.igor@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?atallah=20igor?= <nigeriaigor10@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: igoratallah@msn.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 05:30:51 +0100 (BST)
Subject: MINISTRY OF WORKS AND


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: nigeriaigor10@yahoo.co.in

MINISTRY OF WORKS AND

HOUSING



LAGOS-NIGERIA



PHONE

234-8052413735

FAX:234-1-7590800

PLEASE REPLY TO THESE BOXES.

atallah@elitemail.ru

atallah.igor@gmail.com

igoratallah@msn.com

atallah139@earthlink.net












DEAR SIR,



WE WRITE THIS LETTER WHICH

I PRAY SHOULD BE URGENTLY

REPLIED.



I GOT YOUR

CONTACT DURING MY YEAR OF SERVICE IN THE

FOREIGN

MINISTRY.



I MR IGOR ATALLAH , PRESENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF

THE

MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING

HEADQUARTERS , LAGOS

NIGERIA



I AM IN NEED OF YOUR GENUINE ASSISTANT AND

TRUST

BECAUSE AS A TOP OFFICIAL OF RULING GORVERNMENT,

I

WANT TO SAFE GAURD MY INTEREST IN YOUR COUNTRY

BEFORE

THE END OF THE TENURE OF THIS ADMINITRATION,

MORE ALSO WE AS CIVIL

SERVANT ARE FORBIDDEN TO OWN

OR OPERATE ACCOUNT HENCE A FOREIGNER

IS NEEDED.





I PRESENTLY HAVE AN OVER INVOLCED

CONTRACT PAYMENT OF

USD38.5M(THIRTY-EIGHT FIVE HUNDREN THOUSAND

US

DOLLAR) WHICH HAS REMAIN UNCLAIMED SINCE

1997.MY

SUPERIOR IN THIS PRESENDENCY HAVE MANDATE ME

TO

PRESENT A NONEST FOREIGNER WHO CAN

CONVENIENLYPROJECT

THIS FUND FOR US IN HIS BANK

ACCOUNT IN HIS COUNTRY. I SINCERELY

BELIEVE THAT YOU

CAN BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE TO US. THIS IS WHY I

AM

CONTACTING YOU AND ALSO REQUESTING FOR

YOUR

DISCRETION,MATURITY AND

CO-0PORATION.





MY SUPERIORS HAS COMPLETED ALL

ADMINISTRATIVE STEPS

TO SEE THAT THIS FUND RECEIVES ALL THE

REQUEST

APPROVALS IMMEDIATELY YOU GIVE ME THE GO

AHEAD.



ALL I NEED FROM YOU ARE THE

FOLLOWING.



(1) BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER



(2)

NAME AND FULL ADDRESS OF YOUR NORMINATED WITH

TELEPHONE AND FAX

NUMBERS



(3) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR

EASY

COMMUNICATION BE! TWEEN US.



I SHALL SEND

YOU BY FAX DETAIL OF THE CONTRACT

EXECUTED SOON AFTER I RECEIVE

YOUR FAX MESSAGE. YOU

WILL BE ENTITLED TO 30% FO THE TOTAL

FUND

IMMEDIATELY WE ARRIVE YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING.

10%

WILL COVER ALL MISCALLANEOUS EXPENSES WE SHALL DO

BOTH

HERE AND IN YOUR COUNTRY. PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO REACH

ME FOR MORE

DETAIL. DO NOT HESITATE TO SEND ME

A FAX MESSAGE AND CALL AS SOON

AS POSSIBLE. I

SINCERELY COUNT ON YOUR ASSISTANCE.REMEMBER .I

AM

HIGHLY PLACED OFFICIAL AND EXPECT ABSOLUTE

DISCRETION

FROM YOU IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR HONOUR

FROM FOREIGN JOURNALIST WHO

SEEK TO DESTROY MEMBER

OF OUR RULING CIVILIAN GORVERNMENT






THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH-FREE, SO YOU NEED

NOT

ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AT ALL.





I

EXPECT YOUR REPLY IMMEDIATELY.

BEST REGARDS,



MR

IGOR ATALLAH.




- atallah igor

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