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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:
  • "ich habe eine neue e-mail-adresse!" (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.
  • 23417747942
• 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.
  • drfranklin_1956x@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?Dr.Franklin=20Sweeney?=" <drfranklin_1956x@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: drfranklin_1956@atmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 05:03:53 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PLEASE RESPOND


Ich habe eine neue E-Mail-Adresse!Ich bin jetzt unter folgender E-Mail-Adresse zu erreichen: drfranklin_1956x@yahoo.de



Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

N N P C Building Ekpan,Delta State of Nigeria.

FROM THE DESK:Dr. Franklin Sweeney


Firstly, I will like to introduce myself as Dr Franklin Sweeney. a chief accountant with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC). I write to request for co-operation on a private business deal, which will be of immense mutual benefit to both parties. Hence, find here-under my proposal: Mr Mark Kogan was untill his death a contractor,repair and refurbishment of NNPC vessels,valued at the sum of $15.6million USD.


In october 8th 1997 contract duly executed and partpayment of 40% of the contract amount was paid to Mark Kogan before his death. while the 60% of the contract sum is still in the custody of the NNPC. Ever since his death and up till this time of writing no next of kin or relation of his has come forward to claim his money with the us.


Now the game plan and the purpose of my writing you exclusively having been highly recommended as the right and proper person to handle this deal by a Management Consultant friend of mine, who has travelled widely, including your country is that We want to pull out this unclaimed money amounting to the tune of $9,3600,000.00USD (nine million,three hundred and sixty thousand US Dollars),which is the balance payment into a private account of a reliable foreigner.Hence me and my colleagues has agreed to consult you with your cooperation and assistant by just doing the following:


(a) Act as next of kin or relation of late Engr. Mark Kogan

(b) Provide your direct and private telephone/fax number for effective communication

(c) A scan photocopy of your international passport or driver's license,age, your sex,and address

(d) Give immediate reply to this mail for more details on how to proceed.

(e) Provide your bank account and location where you want the money remitted


Upon receipt of your response,i and my colleagues shall get you an attorney who will help get every paper work done in a legitimate manner that we will be nedding in this transaction.be rest assured that this transaction is 100%risk free.


For your co-operation and efforts 30% of the money will be for you as our foreign partner, while 60% will be for my colleagues and myself that will eventually visit your country for disbursement of our portion.and 10%for every expense during the cost of this transaction.


Looking forward to a mutual beneficial business relationship.

Best regards

Dr Franklin Sweeney(chief accountant)

N N P C

TEL:234-1-7747942

TEL:234-802-479557




















- Dr.Franklin Sweeney

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