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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "fund release" <mikerelease@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:55:02 -0700
Subject: COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT


OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
( RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT )
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA


Attn: Honorable Beneficiary,


There is a meeting hold this morning between Senators and the
President Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar' Adua concerning your payment and we raise a
(INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT PASS CODE ), This morning because of fraudulent
activities and scam happening in this country and some various office are
contacting some
Contractors and Beneficiaries like you for illegal fee, that why we raise
the
issue at the meeting with the President Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar' Adua,
because we will like him to pay all the foreign debpt before the end of
this
month of June 2008.


This morning He promised us that every contractors and foreign
beneficiaries
that is not yet receive He/Her payment is going to be pay as soon as
possible
once He/Her are willing to obtain the ( INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT PASS
CODE ). For you're payments in this office of SENATE PRESIDENT Approve by
the Federal Government of Nigeria to Credit Your payment as soon as
possible.


However You are to obtaining the ( INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT PASS CODE
), for your payment in this office will only cost you token charge of $95,ON
only and this
must be done and send today immediately you receive this message, and about
24hour from now we will signal by the Federal Government for this and any
Beneficiary that refuse or that cannot present this, ( INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT
PASS CODE ), to this office. NO WAY for you to be paid and if you refuse to
comply with this procedure to enable us issue it out for you as soon as
possible, should get ready to loose your payment this year 2008.


This is the latest development from the Presidency office this morning
concerning your payment to avoiding scam or fraud, and I know you may asked
while this right now, because some offices here in Nigeria they may
contact you for your payment but remember apart from this office Authorize
by the Federal
Government Of Nigeria to Remit your payment after the ( INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT
PASS CODE ), are issue to you, to enable your payment transfer into your
nominated bank account nobody else will do it, please don't attend,
if any body asked you to send money for any illegal for payment ask the
person for the (
INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT PASS CODE), That you are about to obtain this
morning
for your payment in this office. Note that this month and next month is the
month
the Federal Government of Nigeria gives to all beneficiary of overdue
contract
payment that is not yet paid to be credited.


But one more thing the Federal Government of Nigeria we only have about
US$900,000,000/00 ( Nine Hundred Million U.S. Dollars ) left to settle some
beneficiary for their payment for this years 2008 that are willing to
comply
with instruction and have their payment in their account, once you
obtain your (INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT PASS CODE ) here, and that is the only
option
you have to receiving your payment without any further delay and NO
document demand in respect of releasing your ( INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT PASS
CODE ) the
only thing you have to do is don't delay, to send the $95 immediately to
enable
us issue out your ( INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT PASS CODE ) to enable your
payment
release into your nominated bank account.


The $95 should be send through our General Cashier Office Name stated
below.



NAME: EMEKA LUKE


Test Question: WHAT FOR



Answer: IDENTIFICATION



As soon as you receive this mail you kindly response with urgent Attention
and answer to this mail to avoid any delay and wrong identification.


Best Regards,


DR. DAVID MARK
SENATE PRESIDENT
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)

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