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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)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found 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.
  • mikebricks@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mike Bricks <mi.bricksz@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mikbricks@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 03:59:45 -0800
Subject: YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL BE APPRECIATED



FROM THE DESK OF MIKE BRICKSDepartment: Senior Manager Accounts/AuditWEMA BANK PLC OF NIGERIA

ATTENTION: PLEASE I DO NOT WISH TO EMBARRASS YOU IN ANY WAY.

Good day, Firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via
e-mail Instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail. This is due to the urgency and
importance of The information. I humbly crave your indulgence to read This
e-mail with all seriousness of purpose devoid of any doubt in your mind because
This project is based on Trust, Confidentiality and Sincerity of purpose in order
to have an Acceptable meeting of the minds. Although we never met before, but
I have every reason to believeThat you are a highly respected personality,
considering the fact That I got your E- mail address through Internet my online
Network, while searching for a reliable and reputable person to handle this transaction.

I am a senior manager accounts/audit in WEMA BANK PLC OF NIGERIA. I am Writing following an opportunity in my office that will be ofImmense benefit to both of us. In my department we discovered anAbandoned sum of $20million (Twenty million Usdollars) in an account that
belongs to one of our Foreign customers Late Mr. Morris Thompson an
American who Unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska AirlinesFlight 261 which crashed on January 312000, including his wifeAnd only daughter. You shall read more about the crash on visiting this site which I Got during my investigation;

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

Since we got information about his death, we have been expectingHis next of kin or relatives to come over and claim his moneyBecause we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it asNext of kin or relation to the Deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. Unfortunately I discovered that his supposed next of kin being his Only daughter died along with him in the plane crash leaving Nobody with the knowledge of this fund behind for the claim.

It is Therefore upon this discovery that I and two other officials inThis department now decided to make business with you and releaseThe money to you as the next of kin or beneficiary of the fundsFor safety keeping and subsequent disbursement since nobody isComing for it and we don't want this money to go back intoGovernment treasury as unclaimed bill.

The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that such moneyRemained after seven years the money will be transferred intoBanking treasury as unclaimed funds.

We agreed that 35% of this money would be for you asForeign partner, while the balance will be for my colleagues and I.I will visit your country for the disbursement according toThe percentages indicated above once this money gets into yourAccount. Please be honest to me.

To commence this transaction, we require you to immediatelyIndicate your interest by a return e-mail and enclose theFollowing information:
1. Full name2: Your private telephone and Fax numbers.3. Occupations and Nationality.

Note this transaction is confidential and risk free.As soon as you receive this mail contact me through my privateE-mail address (mikebricks@yahoo.com)

Please note that all the necessary arrangement for the smoothRelease of these funds to you has been finalized.
We will discuss much in details when I do receive your response.

Best regardsMike Bricks
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