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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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• 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.
  • michael_mamba@thai.com

Fraud email example:

From: "michael mamba" <hajiaiyesaismaina@msn.com>
Reply-To: michaelmamba_2006@walla.com
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 22:32:47 +0000
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED URGENT

Dear Sir

Good day to you. It's my pleasure to contact you with this proposal.

I am Mr. Michael Mamba, Director of Contract award and payment of Federal
Ministry of Finance since 1995 to 2003. During this period i secured some
huge amount of dollars USD$20m into our offshore payment centre for my life
investment.

Now, reason why i contacted you is that, the federal government want to
audit our Apex Bank together with all our offshore centre . I need a
reliable and honest person who will be of assistance to claim this said
funds as one of the contractors who executed a contract in our Ministry by
supplying Agricultural Equipment and Electrical Appliance and also computers
to all our ministry.

Please, do let me know if you accept to be of assistance to me on this
mutual transaction. And all information you need to claim this funds has
been put in place. If you are interested to be my partner and associate.
Your response should be directed to this email address:
michael_mamba@thai.com
Note the following .

1,Your telephone and fax numbers is urgently needed
2,Your percentage for rendering assitance is 30% of the total sum
3,An account were the money will be lodge will provided by you
4,5% of the total sum will be used to offset all expenses both local and
international

Thanks for your co-operation. Hope to hear from you soonest.

Best regards,
Michael Mamba.

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