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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:
  • "from the desk of" (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.
  • drusmanbello_33@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR USMAN BELLO" <usmanbello20088@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drusmanbello_33@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:03:21 +0000
Subject: SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM

SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM
>From the Desk of
Dr.Usman Bello

Attention: Sir/ Madam

SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM

Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way
your fund was handled by our correspondence office After Extentive close
door meeting with Board of Directors and other Stake holders in the
Government, Subcommittees of the House Of Assembly and the House of Rep
, Federal Republic of Nigeria.It was Resolved and
Agreed upon that your Fund would be released on a special method of
payment , which tag Name Reads SWIFT CREDIT CARD This method of
payment is designed by the Government to avert fraud perpetration or
stoppage of fund by Some Agencies. Either
Through Anti Terrorist Certificate or other certificates.This Swift
Credit Card would be issued to you upon meeting with the Bank
Requirement. You have been confirmed as the certified beneficiary of the
said payment entitlement.

This office, has Been Mandated to take charge of the Issuance of the
SWIFT CREDIT CARD. Upon Certification that your file is ok.This Office
would Direct you on how
to receive your over due fund via SWIFT CREDIT CARD. The SWIFT CREDIT
CARD would be delivered to you via Courier.In the light of this
aforementioned, You are required to furnish
this office with the following information.
Your Name:
Address:
Your Next of
Your telephone :
number and fax:
This Informations would be used in openning of an account here .It's from
here that the ATM would be used in issuance of The SWIFT CREDITS CARD in
your favour with the Credt card Number and all your information
inserted into the card. Upon completion of this
issuance of the Credit Card,It would be send to you via Courier to your
residential Address.

Urgently furnish this office with your Contact information in order to
reconfirm if it's in line with the one contained in our payment data at the
Central Computing system.

Be informed that your fund has been called back and it's now in a suspence
Account here in Our Bank. A new Account has to be opened in your Name.
Before The Swift Credit Card is issued. Please make sure you send your
information to this email address for your
payment(drusmanbello_33@yahoo.co.in)

Waiting for an urgent response.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr.Usman Bello

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