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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • ibrahimdr_117@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?ibrahim=20duru?= <ibrahimdr_117@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: ibrahimduru@k.ro
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:14:49 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATTN:DEAR BENEFICIARY


Ich habe eine neue E-Mail-Adresse!Ich bin jetzt unter folgender E-Mail-Adresse zu erreichen: ibrahimdr_117@yahoo.de

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,

Lagos Nigeria,

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.



Attn: Beneficiary,



FROM THE DESK OF:

MR.IBRAHIM DURU

ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY,

YOUR CONTRACT,THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE CONTRACT FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT ) -DIRECT WIRE

TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH OUR LONDON OFFICE BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW

DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS


NAME JANET WHITE

BANK NAME: CITI BANK

BANK ADDRESS:ARIZONA, USA.

ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.


PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT

YOUR REP,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS NFORMATIONS FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US$12.5M US DOLLARS WILL BE REMMITTED

INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT INFO.THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF YOUR CONTRACT.


1. YOUR NAME:...

2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:...

3. YOUR TELEPHONE ......

4. FAX...................................................

5. AGE...........

6. SEX:....................................

7. YOUR OCCUPATION

8. YOUR VALID ACCOUNT DETAILS:...................................


AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NESSCCARY PROCEEDURES IN OTHER TO REMMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR,EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE

SENATECOMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE CONTRACT FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT FUNDS THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHEN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCOVINENCE THE DELAY TRANSFERING OF THIS FUND

MUST HAVE CAUSE YOU.

BEST REGARDS,


MR.IBRAHIM DURU,

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

CC: ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS FUNDS

CC: SENATE PRESEDENT

CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]

CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA





- ibrahim duru

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