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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "sani abacha" (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.
  • dr_johnwato1@yahoo.es
  • dr_johnwato@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "drjohnwato16 Gazeta.pl" <drjohnwato16@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: drjohnwato56@mailbox.hu
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:18:28 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend,please I need your urgent assistant.


From: DR. JOHN WATO

Dear Friend,

I do hope this letter will not come to you as a surprise. It was borne out
of my desire to share a mutual business Relationship with you. My name is
Dr. John Wato, 55yrs, a Secretary, to BOARDMAN SECURITIES-INC here in
MARBELLA-SPAIN, married with a wife and children.

I work as an administrative Secretary to BOARDMAN SECURITIES-INC. here in
Marblla-Spain, i got the information concerning you during my searching on
the Internet and after due consultation with my spiritual adviser, I decided
to contact you believing that by the grace of God, you will accept to be my
partner in this business.

I earn a salary of 550 Euros – $680 USD equivalent monthly. I joined the
services of this company in 1992 as an office assistant. I have been working
with this company for 16 years. Within this period, I have watched with
meticulous precision how African Heads of States and government
functionaries have been using SECURITY COMPANIES to move huge sums of money
USD, Pound Sterling, and French France – (Cash) to their foreign partners.

They bring in these consignments of money cash and secretly declare the
contents as gold, diamond, precious stones, family treasure, documents etc.
Gen. Sani Abacha of Nigeria (dead), Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire (dead) Foday
Sankoy of Siera-Leone. Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (Rtd.) of Nigeria etc.

all these people have Hundreds of consignments deposited with our SECURITY
COMPANY. Their foreign partners, Friends and relatives, are claiming most of
these consignments and A lot of them are still lying here unclaimed for as
much as 10yrs. Nobody may ever come for them because in most cases, the
documents Certificate of Deposit are never available to any body except the
depositors and most of them dead.

Since the inception of the 2000 millennium, our SECURITY COMPANY MANAGEMENT
changed the procedure of claims of consignments. As soon as you are able to
produce the Certificate of Deposit/ secret information as contained in the
secret file of any consignment, it will be released to you upon demand. From
our record, more than 120 consignments belonging to Gen Abacha / Mobutu Sese
Seko, has been claimed in the past sixteen months. This is why I am
soliciting for your co-operation and assistance.

Late Gen. Abacha has over 85 consignments deposited with several names in
our SECURITY COMPANY here in MARBELLA-SPAIN and codes. 35 have been claimed
in the past sixteen months. Since he's dead, his first son is dead in a
plane crash, the second son is facing trial for murder and embezzlement and
the family members are under restricted arrest without communication. I have
finished every arrangement for you to travel down here in Spain and make
claim of consignment No 1201 containing $162M USD ( ONE HUNDRED & SIXTY TWO
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ). My duty is to supply you with the
certificate of deposit together with the codes and You will deal directly
with the management.

My Friend, the procedure is simple: - You will apply officially to the
Director of Operations Head Office of BOARDMAN SECURITIES-INC in
MADRID-SPAIN for the release of consignment No 1201, they will demand for
the Certificate of Deposit and secret codes. You will then get back to me;
I'll supply you with every detailed information.

Fax or email it to you. As soon as they are confirmed it corrects. They will
invite you for the collection. If you do not want to come to MADRID-SPAIN,
you can arrange with them to transfer the consignment to anywhere on
agreement. Please my friend Nobody will ever know that I am involved in the
deal except only the Lawyer who will write an agreement for us. I'll suggest
upon conclusion we share 40% for you–50% for me and 10 will be map out for
any expenses that may come upfront. At the successful conclusion of the
deal, you'll arrange for me and my family to come over to your country for
sharing.

I assure you that the business have been hatched for 5 Years now, it is very
secure and risk free. You can get back to me through my alternative e-mail
addresses for further Explanations and directives on the procedure. Always
email me your response on my private email addresses below: (
dr_johnwato1@yahoo.es) or (dr_johnwato@yahoo.es)



Best Regards
God Bless you.
Dr. John Wato

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