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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million 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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "barrister" (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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • saruwiwa2004@yahoo.com
  • saruwiwa2002@yahoo.com
  • udochamber001@operamail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Sarowiwa Aishat" <saruwiwa2004@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: saruwiwa2007@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 01:41:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INVITATION FOR PARTINERSHIP


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: saruwiwa2004@yahoo.com

FROM: Aishat Patience Sarowiwa

EMAIL: saruwiwa2002@yahoo.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

INVITATION FOR PARTINERSHIP

With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this proposal, which I believe would be of great interest to you. I looking for a reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist my me and my only little son, I to transfer fund to his personal or private account and for investment purpose’s am to invest in a very Oil sector and to cliam my late husband Oil drealing in Shell, i'am Mrs.Patience K.Saro Wiwa, i hail from ogoni, a minority but an oil rich tribe of the eastern nigeria(West Africa),you may have been aware that my husband, Mr.Ken Saro wiwa, renowned poet was recently hanged among eight others, by the tyrannical millitary led government of Nigeria. Their offence lied only on their resovlve to fight without arms who was the Chairman" of the oildrealing land in ogoni and chairman of shell Oil company.

After the death of my late husband i was try to be managing the company he left for me and my only son my late husband family was trecting my life due to re-married me back to their family wish i can't re-married from this bad country anymore and they ask me to leave the company for them,The proxy to my late husband called a fortnight ago and intimated me that some money is due from an association of oil companies to my late husband, in the sum of Thwenty Million United states Dollars( US$20m) propalties company which i have to loom for a very seroius person to handle the project for me on the person name to be a next of kin, so that will can be able to invest in oil sector on that person name, we decided to move out of Nigeria because our lives were in danger because of the company all the proparties my late husband left for me and my son and the Funds kept in his hidden safe in one security company.

This money was meant for the Investment of new oil Company or any good investment and establishment of new farms in good country. the funds deposited in a security company with some oil company Document for Approval to another Company to open Business relation with any Oil company as valuables belonging to our foreign partner pending when we see somebody that will assist us, for the safety of our life,We are presently in Nigeria now in (WEST AFRICA) and as such as the law of Nigeria does not permit us to operate or open any foreign bank account in foreign country or be involved in any financial transaction with the bank. That is why we contacted you to assist us in this transaction.

I'm ready to give you 20% and 10% of it will be donated to some charity organisations, has my late husband willed, while my children and I will utilize the rest to continue our life out side Nigeria. Please be kind hearted enough to contact my LAWYER ON HIS OfFICE if you can be able to handle it .

NAME: BARRISTER Dave Udoka

EMAIL: udochamber001@operamail.com

. And send to him the following details: Suitable communication lines (where he could reach you easier communication. my proxys name is Barrister Dave Udoka I count on your mercy andunderstanding.

Yours in need

Mrs. P. SARO-WIWA

saruwiwa2002@yahoo.com



- Mrs.Sarowiwa Aishat

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