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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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• 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.
  • maxwellobi1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr.Maxwell Obi <balamartins2007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: maxwellobi1@hotmail.com
Date: 3 Apr 2008 23:57:29 -0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE

Content-Type: text/plain

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit




Dear Sir,



Permission to remit US$5Million into your company or

private account by telegraphic transfer for

safekeeping pending my arrival for the sharing with

you as the account owner into which the money is

remitted.



I am Dr.Maxwell Obi, chairman tender board committee

with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

(NNPC), our duties include evaluation and awards of

contract. This money originated from over-invoiced

contract executed for the corporation some years back.





You will be entitled to 20% of this money after the

transaction, while 80% will be me. Every arrangement

towards the successful completion of this transaction

has been concluded. In the light of this, I would like

you to forward to me the following information's:



1. Your name in full

2. Residential address

3. Occupation

4. Date of birth (age)

5. Contact telephone number for easy communication.



The above information will enable me secure the

required document to back up the fund and apply for

payment into your account.



Please reply only to this email address; maxwellobi1@hotmail.com



Thanks in anticipation of your cooperation.



Yours faithfully,

Dr.Maxwell Obi

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