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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:
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: dupe olatubosun <dupe_olatubosun@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 10:29:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY


THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL
ACCELERATED OF FOOD PRODUCT
OF NIGERIA.
TINUBU SQUARE,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
TELEPHONE + 2348068068721
from mr dupe olatubosu
Hello
I work with the national accelerated food product of nigeria (NAFPN)
I am mr dupe olatubosun, am into exportation of cassava process product and other agric produ
Am part of the people federal government of nigeria have license to export cassava process product from nigeria to other part of the world like eurpoe,asia, middle east and other part of the world
The global demand for nigeria cassava product has increase from 20.2 tonnes export to 60.6 tonnes export due to the tsunami disaster of the highest exporting area and continuing to increase day by day and devastating effect of the disaster cannot allow them in product and exportation in the nearest years
As i said earlier am one of the people delicated to export cassava process product and due to the demand the ones am exporting is far far below what is needed by this countries
For you to in part of this great profit we need ($7 million) for me to meet up with this demand
Your contribution toward acheving this business will be rewarded with the additional 50% of your contributed amount.
Expecting your reply throungh the e-mail address below


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