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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 will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • abraham_duke1900@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Abraham Duke <ab_duke1900@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: abraham_duke1900@yahoo.de
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 02:26:22 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re: Attention Please.


My Dear Friend,



This communication to you is strictly confidential,

with due respect. Sorry at this perceived confusion or stress you may have

receiving this letter from me, since we have not known ourselves or met

previously. Despite that, I am constrained to write you this letter

because of the urgency of it. By way of self introduction First I will

like you to take your time to go over this mail carefully and with

patience. Please, this is a matter of urgency, this is because I need your

help and I need it very quickly too.



At this stage I will like to introduce my self. I am Mr. Abraham Duke. A Senior Personal Assistant to the

first lady of the Federal republic of Nigeria who died on the 22nd,

October, 2005 in a Spanish Hospital after undergoing surgical

operation.www.bbc.co.uk/africalives/myafrica/blogs/005017/ Shortly before her death

the First Lady, Chief Mrs. Stella Obasanjo gave me a very huge amount of

money to be transferred to an off-shore Security Company abroad!



In any case the fund was successfully transferred and it is currently

in a safe deposit abroad. All the papers to legally claim the funds are

with me but safely put in a place that nobody can discover except if I

say so, the amount involved in this transfer is US$12.5m (Twelve

Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).



I need your urgent assistance in getting this fund out of the Security Company before her

husband begins to find a way of recovering her funds abroad. Furthermore, I

ask for your assistance so that upon my retirement, we can successfully

invest this fund together in your country under your supervision.

Therefore, I sincerely need your help in this area of investment

opportunities in your country.



In my Research, Real estate, computers and other things that will bring good returns for our investment worth. Please, can

you help me by receiving this fund as the beneficiary? I assure you

that there is no risk involved as the funds is already out of Ni!

geria. All you need is just an affidavit of change of ownership to put

forward before the Security Company and they will inform you on what

next to do to receive the consignment that contains fund. This affidavit

will be send to you immediately I procured it so I will need your

personal information to enable me swear the affidavit on your behalf.



Be informed that you will be compensated with 20% of the funds upon

collection if you agree to Assist me, and the rest we can put into business.



I await your urgent response via this email: ( abraham_duke1900@yahoo.de )

Please do provide me with your name, physical contact address, direct

phone and fax numbers.



Thanks and God bless as I look forward to your

favorable reply.



Yours sincerely,



Mr. Abraham Duke.



- Abraham Duke

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