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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Okoh David" <okoh_dav9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: okohdavid@z6.com
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:00:00 +0100
Subject: ALLAH

Dear Friend,
I guess this letter may come to you as a surprise since i had no previous
corespondence with you. I am the CHAIRMAN TENDER BOARD OF INDEPENDENT
NATIONAL
ELECTORAL COMMISSION {INEC}. I got your contact in the course of Nigerian
International Institute Afairs {NIA} where i was searching for a reliable
person to handle a very confidential transaction involving the sum of $39M
USD [Thirty Nine Million United State Dollars} into your private account for
safe keeping.

The above fund in question is not connected with ARMS,DRUGS OR MONEY
LAUNDERING,it is the product of an over invoiced on contract awarded to a
foreign company
for the supply of electoral materials that was used for conducting 2003
election.
The contract has long been executed and payment of the actual contract
amount has been paid to the foreign contractor leaving the balance of $39
million dollars in a dormant account which my colleagues and i now want to
transfer out of Nigeria into a reliable foreign
account for our personal use.

As a civil servant,we do not have the necessary foreign account machinery to
successfully handle this transaction,therefore,it may become necessary to
source for foreign company or an individual with the capability to act as
the original beneficiary or the contractor.
It is a good thing that the President has endorsed the resolution passed by
the Senate that all foreign contractors owed by the Federal Government of
Nigeria should be paid. We will seize this good opportunity to support you
act as one of the beneficiary to be paid.

If you are interested in this proposal,kindly get back to me by sending your
direct telephone and fax numbers,but if you cannot for any reason handle
this transaction,i should be grateful if you can introduce it to a reliable
and trustworthy person in which your interest will be properly taken care
of. Meanwhile,my coleagues and i have decided to share the
money in the following ratio:60% for my coleagues and me,then 30% for you
the account owner and 10% for all local and international expenses that may
arise in the course of this transaction. Further details about this
transaction will be discussed in the subsequent corespondence.This
transaction is strictly confidential but 100% risk free.

Note also that the particular nature of business is irrelevant to this
transaction and this transaction is expected to be concluded within 12
working days since all arrangements have been properly perfected for a
smooth and successful conclusion of this transaction.

Please note that there is a CODE for thistransaction which is {ALAH}
Whenever i call, always ask for the code to be sure you are dealing with the
right person.
If you are interested,contact me through this email:okohdavid@z6.com
Waiting for your urgent response.

Best regards,
MR.OKOH DAVID.

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