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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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "lagos" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348068095837 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • williamsrobbort@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WILLIAMS ROBBORT" <williamsrobbort.00@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: williamsrobbort@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:14:24 -0800
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSSER

UNION BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
Our Ref: UBN/IRD/CBX/021/04

Dr. williams robbort

Attention;

FROM THE DESK OF BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITANCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA P.L.C.

I am Dr. Williams robbort of bill and exchange of the foreign
remittance department of the UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.


I am writing this latter to ask for your support and co-operation to
carry out this business opportunity in my department.


I Dr. Williams robbort discovered an abandoned sum of $20.650million,
Account number 11008734290 status of account fixed deposit.
Account that belongs to one of our foreign customer Mr. lee Wong C.E.O
WONG LEE CONSTRUCTION CO.NIGERIA LIMITED.


Who died along with his entire family in November 2006 in a plane
crash, we were informed about his death but we can not release the money
unless
some one applies for it as the nest of kin or relation to the deceased as
indicated in our banking guide lines.


Unfortunately neither the family nor the relation has appeared to claim
this fund. At this discovery I decided to do business with you and release
the money to you as the nest of kin or relation of the deceased for safety
and
sub- sequent disbursement since no one is coming to claim the fund and
I do not want this money to go into our banking treasure as an unclaimed
fund.


The banking law and guidelines of UNION BANK OF NIG. stimulates that if
such money remains unclaimed for a period of ten years it will be
transferred into the bank treasury as an unclaimed fund the need for a
foreigner as
the nest of kin in this scene is occasioned by the fact that the customer
was a foreigner and as a Nigeria cannot stand as the nest of kin or hair, I
here by agreed that 30% of the money will be yours as a foreign partner
there after I shall visit your country for disbursement according to the
percentage indicated.



There for to enable the immediate transfer of the fund to you as
indicated you must apply to the bank as the relation or nest of kin of the
deceased indicating your bank information and account number indicating were
the
money will be remitted upon receipt of reply, I will send to you test
of applications as soon as you receive this latter you should reach me
through my above email immediately and indicate your direct and confidential
telephone number / emailaddress / your name and address, for effective
Communication.


Hoping to hear from you through my alternative email as stated above.



BEST REGARDS
Williams robbort
Telephone: +234-8068095837
Email: williamsrobbort@yahoo.ca

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