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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)
  • "i am using this medium to " (a common phrase found 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.
  • ene_alam2006@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Enetonbra Alamieyeseigha" <ene_alam2007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ene_alam2006@myway.com
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:54:54 +0000
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL/URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED

Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Enetonbra Alamieyeseigha, I am the son of the embattled impeached
Governor of the ruling party in my country who is been investigated for
money laundry and impeached due to the dramatic return to the country,
following his arrest over money laundering charges and gross misconduct. He
has been investigated by the Economic and financial crime commission (EFCC).

Most of his properties and his personal accounts both within and outside the
country have been frozen. The total value of the properties seized in London
alone is well over 381 million pounds. The Government has also tightened the
noose around his neck, slamming a 19-count charge against him at the code of
conduct tribunal. The Government has accused my dad of making false
declaration of his asset, and maintaining and operating foreign bank
accounts which it said constituted an abuse of office that contravenes
provisions of the code of conduct act.
This practice is a standard practice in my country even the president
and his cronnies have foreign accounts. My father problem started when he
decided to peach his political tent with the incumbent Vice President
thereby putting him against the incumbent president. The President and his
vice has been at logger heads since the 2003 presidential election in my
country. My father was even given a life line by the presidency, which he
refused. He was told to denounce the Vice President and return back to the
camp of the president. If he does that, all charges will be dropped, but
ofcourse he refused. This, the president saw as a total disregard to him and
he office. I need not say much, go to google search, type the name(Governor
D.S.P Alamieyeseigha) and click search, you will get all the information you
need to know.

As I said earlier all accounts has been frozen thereby making assess
to cash impossible. I havn't seen my father since he was arrested on the 8th
of December 2005. Because of this, we do not have the machinery to carry out
one or two things we want to do. I am using this medium to solicit for your
assistance in transferring all that is left of my father's wealth he
starched away both in Europe and some other banks in my country that are yet
to be discovered. Based on this you are to assist in transferring the funds
to your own personal accounts or as you wish. After transferring the money,
you will be given a percentage of the total sum transferred. The percentage
is negotiable.

>From the whole whole story, you obviously see that there should be some
secrecy in this transaction in protection of all parties involved, you
inclusive. We assume that most of our phone and fax lines will be tapped so,
if you are willing to assist youare to list your phone and fax numbers so I
can contact you. This is important as we will have to talk about the
modalities of the transfer. Time is of great essence in this matter thankyou
for your assistance.
Waiting to hear from you.

Yours truly,

Enetonbra Alamieyeseigha.

PS: If interested, contact me via ene_alam2006@myway.com. Thankyou

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