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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • vp_atiku_abubakar@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "atiku abubakar" <vpatiku4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: vp_atiku_abubakar@safe-mail.net
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:39:47 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS FROM MY FAMILY

 

 

 

vp_atiku_abubakar@Safe-mail.net

 

 

Dear Sir,

Following a very careful accesment  of your profile and intergrity to handle investment projects, I sincerely and humbly seek your agreement in this financial transaction of mutual benefit between you and myself.

My name is Atiku Abubakar the Vice President Of Nigeria. As you might have heard about the political situation in my country in recent times, you might also have heard my political embattlement with President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. I have been embroiled with political war with the President ever since and then deemed it no longer comfortable to invest my money in my country. Hence this contact with you for assistance. Listen, I want to transfer money to your Country via your account in the tune of £14,000,000.00 (fourteen million Pounds) from my bank here in Nigeria. I will furnish you with my bank account details so that you can contact and deal with the bank directly on my behalf towards the transfer. You will therefore be furnished with special instructions on how to proceed. You will also be furnished with deed of an irrevocable partnership bond  which will be drafted upon your acceptance to my proposal. I will be willing to give you £4 Million pounds for your assistance.
While replying please furnish me with your private  phone numbers for easy communication. I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.

Get back to me immediately for details on how to proceed next. Have a good day.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Atiku Abubakar (GCFR,MINF,PSSH)
Vice President Of Nigeria.
 

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