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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:
  • "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "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)
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "johnson4real@terra.es" <johnson4real@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 04:53:33 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Urgent Update


From Mister Johnson Onanefe Ibori. Sir, I am Master Johnson Ibori, the onl=
y son of formergovernor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori,who was s=
lammed with a 103-count charge for allegedmoney laundering offences with Th=
e Economic andFinancial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Nigeria. The Economic a=
nd Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) onThursday made a shocking revelation=
at the FederalHigh Court sitting in Kaduna, governor of Delta State,Chief =
James Onanefe Ibori,my father, was slammed witha 103 count charge for alleg=
ed money launderingoffences. The EFCC also averred, in the charge filed at =
theFederal High Court, Kaduna, presided over by JusticeMohammed Lawal Shuai=
bu, that Ibori made cash paymentof the sum of $15 million dollars to offici=
als of theEFCC to influence their investigations, a charge itsaid is punish=
able under section 15(2)(b) of the MoneyLaundering (prohibition) Act 2004. =
Also, Ibori and his mistress, Miss Udoamaka Okoronkwo,are being accused alo=
ng with three companies, MerEngineering Nigeria Limited, Bainenox Limited a=
ndSagicon Nigeria Limited of laundering a total ofN10.08 billion, belonging=
to the Delta Stategovernment. Of the N10.08 billion allegedly laundered by=
Ibori,N83 million was allegedly found in Udoamaka=E2=80=99s personalaccoun=
t. Ibori was accused of using N8.02 billion tobuy shares in Afribank Limite=
d as well as launderingN2.07 billion, using several proxies, including Prim=
eChamber owned by the current deputy governor of DeltaState, Prof. Agbe Otu=
ama. The accused persons my father were brought into theFederal High Court,=
Kaduna premises in an ash Peugeotvehicle with Nasarawa registration number=
, AA 698NNN.Ibori, who wore Niger Delta attire without thematching cap look=
ed unruffled.The former governor and Miss Okoronkwo, however,pleaded not gu=
ilty to the charges read to them. Inopposing the application for bail broug=
ht by JosephDaudu (SAN), who led a team of Senior Advocates ofNigeria (SAN)=
, including Chief Alex Iziyon, EFCCcounsel, Rotimi Jacobs submitted that th=
e commissionhas facts to prove that Ibori was not a man to begranted bail. =
For instance, he alleged, =E2=80=9Cwe invited the accused(Chief Ibori) to c=
ome and make a statement and herefused until we arrested him yesterday=E2=
=80=9D, (Wednesday)adding, he (Ibori) has a criminal record. =E2=80=9CWe tr=
ailedhim and he ran into Kwara State Government Lodge. Wehave been looking =
for the accused person. If anaccused has a previous criminal record, you do=
n=E2=80=99tgrant him bail. Based on the factual situation, yourlordship can=
order that he brings the request forbail, through a written affidavit.=E2=
=80=9CApplication of this nature ought not to be madeorally. There is no wa=
y they can do it withoutdeposing to an affidavit=E2=80=9D, he said. Please =
I am pleading to you for an urgent helping tosafeguard some amount of my fa=
ther in which my fatherhas in a security & finance firm in Spain, as soon a=
syou assure me your kind wiliness to help us and tokeep this matter secret,=
I will disclose to you thecontact telephone and address of the finance com=
panyin Spain for you to stand as our foreign partner toclaim the funds on o=
ur behalf on partnership into yourpersonal bank account, with the help of m=
y fatherslawyer. Again, I will advice you to follow up the newsof my father=
s case with this site (www.sunnewonline.com) I think is important for you t=
oknow all that is going on in this matter with is sitegiving to you. Best r=
egards,Johnson Ibori(Son). =20





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