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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:
  • "might 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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: IWUJI NWACHI <iwu_nwachi1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: iwunwachi@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:09:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL


FROM: MR IWUJI NWACHI

NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COOPERATION (NNPC).

URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL



Dear Sir,

Although this proposal might come to you as a surprise, since it is from someone you do not know or have seen before, but based on recommendations, I gathered from a very reliable source here in Nigeria.

I am the personal Assistant to the Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) Engr. A. L. Yaradua. The crux of this letter is that the Finance/Contract Department of the NNPC deliberately over-inflated the contract values of various contract awarded. In the course of disbursement my office was able to track down the sum of US$21M (Twenty One Million U.S Dollars) as the over invoiced sum. This money is now floating in the NNPC domiciliary account with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). My colleagues and I now want to quickly transfer this fund to a safe nominated foreign account for possible investment abroad.

We are not allowed as a matter of government policy to operate any foreign account because of our status as civil/public servants. Hence the needs to solicit for your full banking details, to enable us transfer this money into your account.

Upon your acceptance of this proposal, we have also agreed on a sharing ratio: -

1) 30% for you as the account owner
2) 60% for I and my colleagues
3) 10% will be set aside to defray all incidental expenses both locally and internationally during the course of this transaction.

Furthermore, we shall be coming over to your country when the money is finally in your account and we shall be relying on your advice as regards to investment of our share. Be informed that, this business is genuine and 100% safe considering the high-powered government officials involved.

Send to me by email the following information: -

1) Your company name and address, bank name, address and account number.
2) Your private email address, telephone and fax number for effective communication.
This is to affect the Swift Transfer of this fund into your account in less than Seven (7) working days.

Please note that this business is strictly confidential and must not be disclosed to a third party. This is necessary to avoid any disclosure that may jeopardize this transaction. If this proposal is acceptable to you, or if you have any question, feel free to reach me immediately, I will oblige you with further information. And you should not entertain any fear as all the loopholes have covered as people that matters are involves in this business transaction.

To read further about these transactions log on to the following newspaper publication websites:

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2007/aug/13/national-13-08-2007-001.htm
http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2007/aug/11/national-11-08-2007-001.htm





I will be expecting your Email immediately; while looking forward to a healthy business relationship with you.



Sincerely yours,

Mr. Iwuji Nwachi



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