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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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 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.
  • kadurihassan08@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kaduri Hassan" <kadurihassan08@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:09:21 +0200
Subject: INTENDED PARTNER

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT Zone A
National Secretariat Building
Block 6, Wing 2.
Alausa, Lagos.

Attention: Sir


I am the Area Controller of Nigerian Customs & Excise Department, in
charge of Zone A with headquarters in Lagos.

There is this deal we discovered in my department which I believe will be of interest to you. My Account Director discovered during routine auditing of import duty proceeds, that a particular importer was overcharged import duty in excess of US$20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million United States Dollars only) for a period of 3 years. He is not aware of this overcharge.

Normally, this money is supposed to be refunded to the importer
concerned, but because he doesn't know about it, the Account Director and I have decided rather to seek for a foreigner who will cooperate with us to claim the money as the original owner.

This is done through the customs payment procedure known as the Refund of Excess Import Duty. The approvals for this refund will be secured under my Department and other agencies. The deal is totally risk-free. Our intended partner is expected to cooperate fully with us to achieve this. Must be trustworthy, capable of handling a deal like this, and above all able to keep this deal strictly confidential.

Within a short period of 14 working days of commencement, the business is planned to be concluded. We agreed also that 20% of the amount would be given to you for your cooperation.

We look forward to hearing from you, in order to commerce the transfer of your fund.

NB. I got your contact through a directory from your country's
chambers of commerce.

Send your reply to this email: kadurihassan08@yahoo.com

Yours faithfully
Kaduri Hassan




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