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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "this business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: martins ugo <ugomartins2010@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:07:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PARTNERSHIP


Good day to you

My name is Mr.Ugochukwu Martins, the Manager, Credit and Foreign Bills
of (CLOSED)ALL STATES TRUST BANK . I am writing in respect of a foreign customer
of my bank with account number 14-255-2004/ASTB/123-99 who perished in
an auto-crash with the whole passengers aboard.

Since the demise of this our customer, I personally has watched with
keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no
one has come to claim his funds of US$8,200,000.00 ( Eight Million two hundred thousand United States Dollar). But before the closure of ASTB thanks be to God funds has been transferd by Dr.Terry Johns befoe his death.The money is lying out there with the correspondent bank ASTB,I will only disclose the contact bank with a very reliable and trusted person who will not betray me.


On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the
next of kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin. And the
banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than four years,
because money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed after
this period. In view of this, I got your contact through a trade journal
after realizing that your name and country is similar to the deceased.

I will talk about the sharing terms when hear from you.


Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you by fax or e-mail
the application, bank's fax number and the next step to take. I will not
fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that
you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer
can be finalized within five banking days, after you apply to the bank
as a relation to the deceased.

When you receive this letter, kindly send me an e-mail signifying your
interest including your most confidential telephone/fax numbers for
quick communication.


Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Ugochukwu Martins

Cell: 234 8053107711





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