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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • mrssolomon_alamesia@yahoo.com.vn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • solomon_alamesia@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?mrs=5Fsolomon=20alamesia?= <mrssolomon_alamesia@yahoo.com.vn>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 03:39:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: get back to me


Tôi có thư mới!Bây giờ bạn có thể gửi thư điện tử cho tôi tại: mrssolomon_alamesia@yahoo.com.vn



CONTACT ME URGENTLY AND ALSO YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER.


FROM Mrs ADAOMA SOLOMON PETER ALAMESIA,THE FORMAN

GOVERNOR OF BAYELSIA STATE IN NIGERIA,

I NEED YOUR HELP BECAUSE SINCE AFTER ESCAPE FROM BRITISH SECURITY MY HUSBANDS CAN

TRANVY TO ANY COUNTRY AGEIN,

FOR NOW AND OUR GOVERNMENT HAVE IMPEACH MY HUSBANDS, SO I WANT YOU TO HELP ME BECAUSE

, my family is under restriction of movement and

that notwithstanding, we

are being molesting; policing and our Bank Account

both here and abroad are being frozen by the Nigerian

Civilian Government.

Following the recent discovery of my husbands Bank

Account by the Nigerians Government with Swiss Bank

in which the huge sum of US$400 Million

I therefore decided to contact you

in confidence that I was above to move out the sum of

US$21.5 Million Dollars, which was secret and is

sealed in two Metal Boxes for security reasons.

I personally therefore appeal to you seriously and

religiously for your urgent assistant to move this

money into your country where I believe it will be

safe since I cannot leave the country due

to the restriction movement imposed on the members of

my family by the Nigerian Government.

Once you indicate your interest to assist me in this

transaction I will give you my family Lawyer contact

phone and fax numbers with the Chambers address who

will arrange with you for face to

face meeting out side Nigerian in order to liaise with

you toward effective completion of this transaction

since my movement is restricted and my telephone

conversation is being monitored.

However, arrangements have been put in place to move

this money out of the country in the secret vault

through a security company to abroad and as soon as

you indicate your interest, myLawyer

shall send you the Air Bill of the Luggage and other

related documents sothat you can help to claim the

Luggage.

Conclusively, we have agreed to offer you 30% of the

total sum, while 60% is to be held on trust by you

until we decide on a suitable business investment in

your country and more also 10% is mapped out for

internal and external expenses. Subsequent to our free

movement by the Nigerian

Government. Please, reply urgently and treat with

absolute confidentiality and sincerity.

Best regards, you can send me e_mail solomon_alamesia@yahoo.com.

Mrs ADAOMA .





- mrs_solomon alamesia

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