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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
• 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.
  • engineerpatrick2000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ck2000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "patrick wiliams" <patrick12006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: engineerpatrick2000@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:30:49 -1000
Subject: assistance

URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Engineer PATRICK WILLIAMS
Shell Petroleum South Africa.
E-mail: engineerpatrick2000@yahoo.com
Attn: MANAGING DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/CEO

Dear Sir/Madam,

I ampatrick willims, a director of contracts evaluation and
implemention department of
Shell Petroleum,South Africa. I am married with Children and hold
degrees in
Economics and
Petro-chemical Engineering. I require urgently your unreserved
assistance in
providing me with a
safe and reliable bank account with full details, where I can transfer
the
sum of $20.5M (Twenty
million five hundren thousand United States of American) Dollars The
purpose
of the transfer is
to take care of my retirement by investing in a viable business you
might
deem fit to advise.
This sum of money was generated as a result of over-invoiced contracts
awarded by my colleagues
and I, and I have arranged for the money to be remitted out through a
reliable expatriate partner
whom I can present as the beneficiary, as my present status and
financial
resources will not be
sufficient for me to handle the transfer successfully without the
financial
assistance of a
reliable foreign partner.
I got your profile from our chamber of commerce and it is with business
trust that I write to
request, you partner with us to facilitate the transfer of this money
to
your nominated bank
account for our mutual benefits. (20%) will go to you for your efforts
and
your contribution, 5%
is for miscelleneous expenses incurred by both parties, and 75% will be
shared between me and
colleagues which will be use for business investment in your country
under
your supervision.
Please if you are interested, send the underlisted information to
enable us
commence,
(1) YOUR BANK NAME.
(2) YOUR BANK ADDRESS/TELEPHONE/FAX.
(3) YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER
(4) NAME THE WILL BE USE AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUNDS
(5) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS.
Kindly indicate your interest by contacting me via my alternative e-
mail:
<engineerpatri ck2000@yahoo.com as soon as you receive my mail


Thanks indeed ,

BEST REGARDS,

PATRICK WILLIAMS

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