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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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• 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 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.
  • alexrudd11@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • alexrudd1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?mr=20alex?= <alexrudd11@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: alexrudd1@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:39:39 +0530 (IST)
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: alexrudd11@yahoo.co.in

CAN I TRUST YOU IN KEEPING Us$19.9million



I am a canadian based in nigeria , i work under the federal government of

Nigeria, I am an accountant under the ministry of works and housing and

i help in tranferring funds for payments for the nigerian government .


I Have been in nigeria working for the government since febraury 2003 and

i am likely to be tranferred by febraury next year and i don't know where

to , but i plan to return to canada .


I only need your full assistance in tranfering this overpaid funds of Us$19 9million.

In febraury 2004 , the government had an estimated budget to be allocated

to the ministry of works and housing, but the funds allocated was a surplus

budget and after all neccesary expense had been made , there was still Us$19.9m

remaining .


i was ordered to pay in this money into Guarantee trust bank on 22nd febraury

2004 as overpaid funds and since then i have not updated the balance sheet

for each following year with the information of the overpaid funds in that

account as i know that the government have forgotten the overpaid funds

in that account .


I know that i might be tranferred to another location by next year febraury

and right now as the accountant under the ministry of works and housing

, i am in position to tranfer this overpaid funds into a foreign account

, i already have a lawyer who is willing to help in the processing of other

legal document neccesary in the tranfer of the money into your account .



After the money is tranferred into your account , your commision is only

30% of the Us$19.9m , when the money is tranferred to you , i would give you

my account information in canada where you can tranfer the remaining 70%

my share .


We don't have much time left , i need to tranfer the money before this year

runs out , the money can be tranferred to you in 3 weeks upon reply from

you .



Note that this deal is confidential , I need a trustworthy person who is

willing to help out should reply ASAP .

email to: alexrudd1@gmail.com


Regards


Alex Rudd




- mr alex

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