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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • drgraysnnpc@yahoo.com.vn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?DR=20GRAY=20SMITH?= <drgraysnnpc@yahoo.com.vn>
Reply-To: graysmithnnpc@yahoo.ca
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 11:59:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD DAY (URGENT RESPONSE)


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

From the Desk of:Dr Gray Smith

Executive Director and Financial Controller

(NNPC) Lagos Nigeria.



URGENT / CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

I am the financial controller of Nigerian National Petroleum

Corporation (NNPC) and by the virtue a director in the NNPC Lagos. I

got your contact address from an associate working with the Nigerian ExportPromotion Council and decided to propose to you this business instrict withconfidence.



PURPOSE:

On behalf of myself and my colleagues who are ministerial official and

other officers in charge of offshore remittance in this corporation, we

are seeking your assistance for the transfer of Forty Two Million

(US$42,000,000.00) to your account for further private investment

purpose, Hence our request for your assistance.



SOURCE OF FUND:

This amount to be transferred into your account accrued from

over-invoiced contract amounts of the construction of Oil Refinery

Sub-Stations in Nigeria (Northern Region) in 2003 to expatriate companies. The contract which was originally valued for One Hundred and Twenty Seven Million United States Dollars (US$127,000,000.00) was manipulated to read One Hundred and Sixty Nine Million United States Dollars ($169,000,000.00)The extra $42,000,000.00 is what we want to transfer to your account. This contract has been completely executed and the contractors has been paid all their contract bills remaining this US$42,000,000.00.



REQUIREMENTS:

What we expect from your mail during reply are:

1. Name and Address of your bank

2. Your account number

3. the account beneficiary, Name and address

4. Your telephone and fax numbers, for easy communication.

DISBURSEMENT:

We have resolved that you take 30% of the total amount for your

assistance because it is impossible for us to claim the over amount

here in Nigeria without your assistance. In addition, 10% (US$4,200,000.00) has been mapped out for any miscellaneous expenses incurred by you and us

during this business, and 70% is for my colleagues and myself.



SECURITY:

All modalities to effect the payment and subsequent transfer of this

money have been worked out, so this transaction is 100% risk free.

Though, you are required to treat this business with the strictest

confidence. on my attention and send me your confidential fax and

phone for speedy correspondence. I will appreciate it if you treat this business with strict confidence it demands for security reasons. It might surprise you why we choose you and trusted you for this transaction. Yes we believe that good friends can be discovered at business like this and the money cannot be realized without trust. This is why we have decided to trust you for this transaction. We are looking forward to do this transaction with you.

Be further informed that your interest and security had been

considered before you were contacted. Your promptreply will be highly

appreciated.


Best Regards,


Dr Gray Smith

- DR GRAY SMITH

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