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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:

• 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.
  • fmf2@mail.md

Fraud email example:

From: Paymaster General <fmf_obieze@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 10:19:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Amarjit Singh


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Office of Foreign Contractor Paymaster General of Federation
National Secretariat Complex-Lagos
E-mail{ fmf2@mail.md }
Direct Phone: 234 8025131284

Attn: Amarjit Singh,

I wish to update you on your payment in regards to the Federal Executive Council Meeting on foreign payment, I am the Foreign Contractor Paymaster General of the Federation I work in hand with CBN and Presidency on contractor payment.

I hope to hear you directly before making moves on your payment next week and you are to confirm to me if you have completed with the Senate Committee. Be informed that my office supercede and oversees every international wire transfer in Nigeria

Best regards



Prof. Frank R. Obieze
Office of Foreign Contractor
Paymaster General of Federation


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