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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.
• 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.
  • idris_aloma222003@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • idris_aloma@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?gb2312?q?idris=20aloma?= <idris_aloma222003@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: idris_aloma@myway.com
Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 12:28:30 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Attn:sir/madam


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From the table of the Cheif Accountant

Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company limited

Mr.Idris Aloma

Email: idris_aloma@myway.com

Attn:sir/madam



My name is Mr. Idris Aloma and I am extending this proposal to you in my capacity as the Cheif Accountant and in full agreement with the General Manager Finance of this company (Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Company).It might interest you to know that The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company came into full working capacity during current civilian dispensation at a working/asset capacity of USD30Million and will definitely gulp more USD18million on the completion of the fifth part.

I represent a group that is interested in engaging

your service as Manager for investment purposes of a large volume of

fund in your country.Since we are not authorized to operate Foreign

Bank account hence i went into search for a reliable and honets person whom will handle this business very effectively and our decision to use your account on full trust and confidence to transfer this money outside Nigeria.Most Importantly,having in mind that this deal will take sum money to pull and we do not have enough resources to facilitate this transaction,we have jointly

agreed to transfer the funds into your account provided you will consent and prove that you can be trusted.

I will regularize the approvals to reflect you as the beneficiary of the funds.I hereby

advise that you should try and send to me your informations as listed below for commencement of this business;

1)your name in full for documentations

2)your direct phone/mobile and fax number for easier

communiactions

3)your company's address or home address for

documentations

Moreover,it is pertinent to note that it is not risky and does not require much engagement since we have taken care of the transaction in full capacity.

.If this proposal is acceptable to you, please get back to me via this

email :idris_aloma@myway.com Do not hesitate to contact so that we can work out the procedure for the execution of this transaction.I am anxiously waiting for your response with the hope that you understand the confidential nature of this

transaction so as to avoid any mistake/s whatsoever.

Regards.

Mr. Idris Aloma



- idris aloma

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