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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)
  • "transfer into your 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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "contract review panel" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (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.
  • dr.azoh@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Azoh" <dr.azoh@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:45:23 -1200
Subject: FROM: DR. EMMANUEL AZOH

FROM: DR. EMMANUEL AZOH

DIRECTOR: CONTRACT REVIEW PANEL

ABIDJAN – IVORY COAST

TELEPHONE – 0022547734656

EMAIL – dr.azoh@rocketmail.com



DEAR FRIEND.

LETTER FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE ON FUND TRANSFER

I got your contact in our search for a foreign partner who
has the ability, reliability and willingness to pursue a
transaction of great magnitude involving a pending business
of funds transfer via a pending account.

We are top officials of the Federal Government Contract
Review Panel (FGCRP) who are interested in investment in
your country with funds which are presently trapped here in
Cote D Ivoire. In other to commence this Business we solicit
your assistance to enable us transfer into your account the
sum of US$25,500.000.00.

The source of this fund is as follows: in the course of our
investigation (review) of contracts awarded in the past ten
(10)year, we found out that certain contracts were
OVER-INVOICED to the tone above and the funds became trapped
when the ministries were reshuffled without notice.


However, by virtue of our position as civil servants and
members of the panel, we cannot acquire this money in our
name. I have therefore, been delegated as a matter of trust
by my colleagues to look for an overseas partner into whose
account we would transfer the total sum of USD$25,500,000.00
[TWENTY FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS].



To materialize this project, we will present you as a legal
contract with the ministry of Agriculture here whose
over-due contract funds are yet to be released. We will
obtain all the relevant certificates/ document in this
regards and then authorise the paying bank to pay your
contract funds.



Hence we are writing you this letter. We agreed to share the
money thus:
(1) 20% FOR THE ACCOUNT OWNER ( YOU )

(2) 5% TO SETTLE ANY FORM OF EXPENSES INCURED BY BOTH
PARTIES IN THE PROCESS
[3] 75% FOR US [ THE OFFICALS]
It is from the 75% that we wish to commence investments in
your country as you will also stand as our foreign agent
over there. Please note that this transaction is 100% safe
and we hope to commence the transaction latest seven [ 7 ]
days from the date of our final agreement with you.

Dear, like I did mention earlier, we are still in service
and would not want any publicity in respect to this business
to keep our names above board and avoid any form of
implication as your confidentiality will guarantee a 100%
security for us and the funds.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using the
above email for security reasons.

I will bring you into a closer picture of this pending
project when I hear from you.

With Kind regards,

Dr Emmanuel Azoh.

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