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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i have a new email address!" (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 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.
  • shakkamamudu6@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: shakka mamudu <shakkamamudu6@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: shakkamamudu01@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 04:06:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE:THANK YOU


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: shakkamamudu6@yahoo.com

FROM:MR SHAKKA MAMUDU.


Dear Sir,


Let me first apologise to you for any embarrassment this mail might cause you. I am MR SHAKKA MAMUDU, a cousin to the Vice Presidentof the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alhaji Atiku) and Executive Director of SADIQ PETROLUEM LTD.


I have decided to contact you for this business proposal based on the mutual understanding I know that can exist between us, having known that people of your Country are trustworthy. Since May 1999 when the new Government came to power,large sums of money have been recovered from our past military leaders who siphoned money from Nigeria and deposited it in offshore accounts in Europe,America,Asia and some parts of Africa, for their own selfish benefits.


This happened during the military regime,Now we are under a democratically elected government. This fund was among the money recovered and seized by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Hence, my elder cousin (Alhaji Atiku Abubakar) the Vice-President of Nigeria is in charge of all off-shore accounts seized and retrieved from our past military leaders.Therefore, we urged you to assist us provide a very vital offshore account, where the sum of US$65,000,000.00 (Sixty Five Million) US Dollars will be transferred for safe keeping.


Presently, this money is in a foreign Country I cannot mention now.Please note that other information will be detailed to you on the receipt of your reply. My elder cousin and I have agreed to give you (the account owner)for this transaction 30% of the total amount remitted while 60%is for me and Cousin Atiku, for the purchase of foreign investments, with your assistance after the money have been disbursed, while 10% is for expenses both of us will incur.


Note, I have been mandated by my elder cousin to handle this deal with you, due to his position in the Nigerian Government as the second citizen. Therefore, if my proposal satisfies you, kindly contact me via my e-mail address and enclose your phone and fax numbers for urgent confidential discussion.Your letter of acceptance indicating your personal telephone and fax numbers to enable us move ahead.


Besides, this transaction is risk-free and hoped to last 7 (seven) banking days upon my elder cousin Alhaji Atiku Abubakar's authorisation.


I thank you for your expected co-operation.

God Bless you.

best Regards.

MR SHAKKA MAMUDU

- shakka mamudu

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