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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • ludus134@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Ludovic" <ludus@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: luduk2005@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 02:30:30 +0000
Subject: Read Carefully

Ludovic Johnson.
Dakar - Senegal
Tel:+2215483377

Dear Sir/Madam,

However,I am ludovic Johnson,Cote d Ivoire , my father was one the leaders of the Guillaume Soro rebel group in cote d ivoire in West African. I confide in you hoping you will never betray me at last. My most required concern is for you to recognised me as your best friend while establishing a long lasting business relationship for our future.

Presently,I am in Dakar-Senegal with the sum of Seven Million United States Dollars(US$7m) .My father Deposited this fund in a security company for save keeping in Senegal .These money was appropriated by my father before his death thruogh Diamond sales when the rebel group conquered one of the Diamond region,by then my father was the Chief in my region and the Director of KONO Gold and Diamond Site CORP the money was kept under my father's care for the purchase of arms from Ukraine.

It was a situation of war so my father died, I consider it my chance and then move immediately to Dakar-Senegal and since then, I have been looking for a nice business to invest this fund into. My aim of contacting you is to assist me in two ways :

(1)To help and transfer the money to your country

(2)And to help me get a profitable business for importation or help me to investment any where in oversea all is base on your professional advise.

Note that a substantial portion of these money would be compensated to you for all your assistance.As soon as i hear positive anwser from you i will make arrangement on how to move this fund with your name whereby you will receive as my father business partner. You can include your private phone when replying for direct contact on this arrangment

Finally, keep this with you confidentality as you can understand my present condition in Dakar-Senegal because i am into hiding as you can understand.

Thanks for your co-operation. This is an alternative email ludus134@hotmail.com .

Sincerely Yours

Ludovic Johnson.

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