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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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  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Mark Edwards" <medwards541@msn.com>
Reply-To: ma_rkedwards@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 02:03:22 +0000
Subject: THIS IS VERY URGENT

>From the desk of:
MR MARK EDWARDS
FIRM CONSULTANCY
42 TENNANT STREET
EDINBURGH EH6 5NA
LOTHIAN UK.

ATTN:THE PRESIDENT/CEO

INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

Although this proposal might come to you as a surprise, since is from
someone you do not know or have seen before, but based on
recomendations, i gathered from a very reliable source here in the UK.
First and foremost I wish to introduce myself properly to you am Mr
Mark Edwards a Financial Consultant based in the Uk London, i run an
international Business Promotion and Consultancy firm and I got your
contact through the internet in my quest for a foreign investment for
one of my clients.

I have a client (a widow) she has $12.5MUSD Twelve Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars only, with a private Investment Trust
Company for safe keeping. And she is willing to offer you 20% of the
total fund if you can assist her transfer this fund to your country or
any Bank of your wish.
My client's Late husband is in the precious stone industry and owns
mines in Tanzania and Kenya. He also used to deal (buy and sell) in
diamonds from Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire)
before international ban was placed on diamonds from war torn countries
before his death.Hence her Wife decided to stop the diamond business and
diversify the investment portfolio by investing abroad in a different
sector on partnership basis.

The followings are her specifications for your consideration and
immediate attention:
(1)She wishes to invest in a stable economy.
(2)Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in
long terms
(3)My client is interested in placing part of her fund in your company,
if your country`s bi-laws allows foreign investment.
Please kindly note that you need not reply if you are not satisfied
with the above conditions as my client will prefer to deal with
somebody serious as the entire management and running of this venture
will bethe person's responsibility, because it will not be possible for my
client to be physically present most of the time in view of her time
consuming
commitments with her situation.
Upon your acceptance of this proposal,
Kindly give this proposal an urgent attention, as my client needs this
information as soon as possible.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr Mark Edwards.
Director.
N:B The fund is free from drug and laundering related offences and this
transaction needs utmost confidentiality.

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