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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • johnsmith_life@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: john smith <johnsmith_life@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: johnsmith_2@myway.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:18:03 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Attn: VICTIMNAME


DR JOHN SMITH.(SOLICITOR)
2 CAMPBELL STREET
YENOGOA-NIGERIA
Email : johnsmith_life@yahoo.ca

URGENT/BUSINESS OFFER
Dear sir,
The above subject matter refers.I act for and our services was retained
by the Auditor General of the Bayelsa State of Nigeria(whom I shall here
in after refer to as my client).Bayelsa state is the biggest oil
producing state in Nigeria, producing 800,000 barrels of the Nigerian
Bonny light crude oil daily.In line with the constitutional provision
for derivation, 13% of total oil produced is given back as allocation to
the State to develop the oil producing communities.

I have the definite instruction of my client to secure a trust worthy
company or individual who can assist us to transfer to a foreign
account, the sum of US$15 Million. This money is part of the US$300
Million released to the state as part of its derivation.

The idea is simply that you wll be fronted as a contractor who executed
projects for the state government and whose payment is due for
settlement.We shall seek and apply for all mandatory approvals from the
relevant agencies to ensure that the transfer of funds into your account
does not violate any of our existing laws.I have his mandate to offer
you 20% of the funds as consideration for this asisstance, while the
balance shall be held by you "in trust" and invested in stocks, shares
and bonds in your country for an initial period of 3 years.We are also
willing to sign an agreement to protect all parties and indemnify you
against any risk whatsoever.

Considering the antecedents of the fund, and the position of trust my
client occupies in Nigeria, this project is absolutely confidential.We
trust you will find value in this offer and revert to us by email ASAP,
for further information and modalities.

Thanking you in anticipation.

DR JOHN SMITH.



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