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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:
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • lindadikibo@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "linda dikibo" <lindadikibo181@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lindadikibo@myway.com
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:58:17 +0100
Subject: My Dear,

My Dear,

If I must be fair to myself and to all, I would want to believe that this
mail may keep you a little uneasy considering the fact that we do not know
each other but frankly, that's the primaryreason why I chose to contact you.
I really am so sorry as I never meant to put you off-guard by what I intend
to tell you here and will appreciate it greatly if you do understand totally
my situation and position regarding the subject matter that I am divulging
here.the political situation in my country here Nigeria and the concurrent
crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has indeed dealt a great blow
to me and my family. I have considered many options regarding my condition
and resolved that I must forge ahead with my life if not for any other
reason to fulfill my dreams and the good intentions of my father Chief
Gabriel Dikibo who was murdered in cold blood by political associates. Their
grouse was that my late father was suspected to be opposing their political
ambitions with his wealth and position as the Vice Chairman of the party
south south geo political zone of Nigeria hence he was marked and eventually
eliminated.My late father was a very wealthy businessman and contractor and
excelled in all his endeavours.

I was away at school in Ghana when I got the news of my father's
assassination early 2004 and felt devastated as my father was everything to
me. The assailants capitalized on the political crisis in the arty to kill
my father as they claimed that he didn't want to join their group and fight
the government hence he would be killed. The government was handicapped to
do anything since the group that spear headed this act are all top henchmen
in peoples democratic party that are in control this present government but
I know that they are all not too big before God as they will definitely have
their ewards.I was advised not to stay in the area since my father has been
buried already. However, before now, I am aware of the fund ($10.5m) he
deposited with a bank here in Nigeria which he intended to transfer overseas
for investments which he did not achieve following his sudden demise.

He made me the next of kin to the fund and had before now explained a whole
lot of things concerning the fund to me in the event that he is not able to
carry on with the project. I have tried severally since the sudden death of
my father to have access to the fund but was denied as according to the bank
officials, the agreement of deposit the bank had with my late father, I
should not be allowed to have a direct access to the fund unless I am 24
years age or I should have someone who is older than the stipulated age to
intercede on my behalf with my consent. This is why I am contacting you now
to help me get the fund released and transferred into your account in your
country so that you could have me come over to your country to complete my
education while you take care of the investment of the fund.I shall be glad
to get your positive response so that I will proceed to giving you the bank
contact details to make the contacts and request for the release and
transfer of the fund to you.

Please send your reply to my alternative e-mail address as
follows:(lindadikibo@myway.com) for confidentiality of this transaction.
Awaiting your response,I remain as always,

In His loving arms,
Linda Dikibo

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