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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:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • mohammednda@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "bamali ekeh" <bamali06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mohammednda@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:21:19 -0500
Subject: DEAR GOOD LOVE ONE

Attin:Sir

I AM MRS ROSE EKEH, the wife of the former governor of edo state nigeria,
late DR BAMALI EKEH (COMMODORE) and also a generals befor the crash happened
,who was one of the victim of the ill-fated nigeria airforce plane (HERCULES
C130) that crashed at the out skirts of abuja nigeria on the 18th september,
2006 killing all military personnel and officers on board after going
through my late husband's file, i came across your company, i
decided that you will be of help to me and my four children .


HOWEVER, the need for writing you was informed by the recent disclosure
made by one of my late husband's bossom friend who is a member of the
present military regime .he dropped the hint that the head of the state may
be compelled by circumstances to probe all military leaders that served in
the governance of the conutry nigeria between 1996/99 as part of measures to
rid the nation of official corruption


NDEED this revelation has sent fitters down my spine.i an infact thrown
into confusion and a state of ureasiness. i am even more disturbed by this
news because my late husband during his tenure was operating a ghost account
with one of the local bank where he siphoned a staggering sum of about
twenty -eight million united state dollars (U.S$ 28,000,00M) with the
intention that when retired from government service he will establish on
business and also buy your product .

THIS fund was royalties accurable to edo state from federal account as one
of oil mineral producing areas in nigeria.althoug i don't kown you in
person but i don't have any doubt in my mind that you can render useful
help to enable me get this funds remtted into your safe account at least
to afford my four children a good education overseas and upon tranfere you
are entitled to eight million dollars grable (NO RISK INVOLU).


FOR the guick take -off ,of this funds remittance, you are reguired to
furnish me with your banking particulars cum private contact lines with
minmum delay .as it is the tradition and fiscal policy of nigeria that all
money's to be transferred abroad should pass through the nation
apexbank-central bank of nigeria (C.B.N). I have met with two C.B.N
officials in the foreing exchange department for the execution of this
business .while assuring a safe business should remain sealed .i do
sincerely hope that we shall deploy all success mechanisms towards
actualizing this business shortly to our advantage.

Like i have side that , i have met the C.B.N officer in foreingexchange
departmant about the transfere of this funds into your account,all you need
to do is to contact him so that he we tell you what next to do.and also as
soon as this funds is been transfered into your account i we come to
overseas and setledown and afford my four children a good education and also
estaslish a buiness their:

PLEASE do respond urgently via his private email address :
mohammednda@yahoo.co.uk , os that we shall delve into the preminary
documentation that will lead to the eventual fruitful end of the business as
he have been fully assured that the transfer will not exceed 14 days of bank
procedure.
THANKS IN ANTICIPATION.
BEST REGARDS ,
MRS.ROSE EKEH.

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