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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:
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • john.abachi3@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "info info9" <info.info9@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: john.abachi3@yahoo.de
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 15:45:15 +0300
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND VIA ATM CARD;REPLY FAST TODAY.


IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND VIA ATM CARD;REPLY FAST TODAY.

FROM: MR.JOHN ABACHI
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE;WEMA BANK PLC.
PLOT 1669, OYIN JOLAYEMI STREET,
P.O.BOX 75455, VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS.
Swift Address: WBINGLA XXX.

ATTENTION OF: BENEFICIARY,

SWIFT CREDIT CARD

THE ABOVE SUBJECT MATTER REFERS.

This is to inform you that I have gone through your payment file and
confirmed why you are yet to receive your payment up till now.Actually, it
is impossible for you to receive it from the people you have been
communicating/dealing with no matter how much you paid.
As a matter of fact, there is lot of errors in your payment file that will
make you to spend all that you have without getting paid and the dubious
officials of this country are not ready to tell you the truth rather
extorting your hard earned money.

I have a solution to your problem because this is exactly what happened to
Mrs. Edward Williams and she adheres to my directives and get paid within 5
banking days.

The SOLUTION is that I will transfer your said fund through ATM SWIFT CREDIT
CARD SYSTEM to save you from documentations, payment of taxes and etc. And
in accordance with series of petition received from International Body on
how your fund was handled by our correspondence office. After Extensive
meeting with Board of Directors and other Stake holders in the Government
including Subcommittees of the House Of Assembly and the House of Reps,
Federal Republic of Nigeria. It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your Fund
would be released on a special method of payment, by tag Name Reads SWIFT
CREDIT CARD. This method of payment is designed by the Government to avert
fraud perpetration or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies. Either Through Anti
Terrorist Certificate or other certificates. This Swift Credit Card would be
issued to you upon meeting with the Bank Requirement.

This office has been mandated to take charge of the Issuance of the SWIFT
CREDIT CARD and your payment file should be passed to my desk for
clarification. Upon Certification that your payment file is ok, This Office
will direct you on how to receive your over due fund via ATM SWIFT CREDIT
CARD. In the light of this aforementioned, You are required to furnish this
office with the following information:

Your Full Name:
Address:
Occupation:
Your Next of Kin Name and
Your date of Birth:
Your telephone number and fax:
Your Total Fund you are expecting.

Instead of loosing your fund, please indicate the total sum you are
expecting, and for your information.You have to stop any further
communication with anybody or office. On this regards,incase you want to
receive your fund within 5 banking days.

This Information's would be used to open an account here, and from here the
ATM would be used in issuance of The SWIFT CREDIT CARD in your favor, and
with the Credit Card Number all your information will be inserted into the
card. Upon completion of this issuance of the Credit Card, It would be send
to you via Courier to your residential Address. Be informed that your fund
has been called back and its now in a suspense Account here. And a new
Account has to be opened in your Name Before the Swift Credit Card will be
issued.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.JOHN ABACHI
MANAGING DIRECTOR /CHIEF EXECUTIVE (WBN).
<john.abachi3@yahoo.de>

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