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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 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • elviswest6@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "elvis west" <elviswest02@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:41:50 -0800
Subject: Investment proposal


Dear Sir
It's my pleasure to contact you with this proposal.
For $20,million dollars investment proposal
I shall require your assistance to invest in your country

Please read this mail because it has financial benefits for the both
of us.Iam the Director of Projects with the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation
on foreign contract.


This money $20,million dollars it is an over invoice of contract awarded to
foreign contractor the total amount of the contract was $180,million dollars
the contractor have been paid the contract value which is $160,million
dollars were the balance 0f $20,million dollars that was over in voice by
me that is what i want to transfer to your account.


I am now ready to transfer the fund overseas and that is where you come
in.It is important to inform you that as a civil servants, we are forbidden
to operate foreign Account,


Just be honest to me and leave the rest to me the money will get in to your
account and i will come over to your country with two of my colleagues on my
arrival we will seat down and discuss business investment which you, you
will advice us the best way to invest in.


This transaction is 100% risk free,you can call me on my cell phone for
details.You can send your bank info account with OR with no money in it,i
need An account were the money will be lodge.


I wish to inform you that your payment will be 30% immedaitely as the money
gets into your account,then you will withdraw that from your account,then
you will leave the remaining 70% for my own personal investment which you
will advise me on my arrival.


If you still want us to invest the total sum of US$20M, whatever is the
profit that comes of of the investment,you will have 30% of the
proceed.Myquestion is do you want your 30% as soon as the money gets
into your account
or do you want us to invest the total sum of US$20M where you will get 30%
of the investment profit turnover at the end of
investment plan?


Please read this mail very well you will understand the nature of this
transaction very well I only wanted to give you more details so that you
will understand about the transfer.


I am not trying to create problem for you or for your bank. I am assuring
you that there is nothing to worry about. As I told you the $20million was
over invoice of a contract done by foreign contractor.


The company have been paid the real value of the contract leaving the

over invoice amount. Today the company will summit an application for
claiming the final payment which is the $20m. There ask me to bring bank
account were the $20m will be paid to me as were are previously agreed
before the contract was given to them.


That is were you come in to give me an account so that I will summit to the
company for the transfer to take effect. Immediately you send your account
information to me I will give it to the company for them to summit an
application for the payment and It will be approved by my department and
Nigerian Nation Petroleum Corporation.


Immediately It approved I will send the document to Central Bank of Nigeria
for immediate transfer to your account. So that is all the process. And this
will take within two three days for the money to be in your account.
Please upon the receipt of this mail message, send to me the following 1,
Full name and address.) 2, Your private EMAIL ADDRESS and telephone number
3, your profession.4, The name of your bank where you want the fund to be
transfered into.

I looking forward to hearing from you urgently.
Thanks for your co-operation. Hope to hear from you soonest.
Best regards
Elvis west
EMAIL elviswest6@o2.pl

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