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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 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.
  • kevharris@email.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.KELVIN HARRISON" <kevharris@message.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kevharris@email.com
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 20:40:32 +0100
Subject: YOUR KIND ATTENTION IS NEEDED

Attn: Sir/Madam

I am Dr.Kelvin Harrison, I work with a security and finance company in
Madrid, Spain. I am seeking for a foreign partner to transfer some funds.
This fund was deposited by Mr. Yomi Wale Williams, the senior protocol
officer to the Late wife of the President of Nigeria (Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo).Mrs Stella Obasanjo. Mrs. Stella Obasanjo, died after undergoing
surgery at Molding Clinic Mabella, Spain on the 23rd of October,
2005.(Ref:http://elendureports.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=92&Itemid=33)

According to Mr.Yomi Williams, Mrs.Stella Obasanjo before her illness was
actually billed to represent her husband (The President Of Nigeria ) at the
40th anniversary of Cardinal Francis Arinze´s (A Nigerian Cardinal )
ordination in the Vatican City.
The depositor of this fund (Mr. Yomi Williams ) has officially returned to
Nigeria hence mandating me to seek for the assistance of a trustworthy
person to transfer the sum of Nine Million, Seven Hundred And Forty-Eigth
Thousand United States dollars (?9.748 M),which she (Mrs.Stella Obasanjo )
intend to move to one of her foriegn account here in Europe.This deal was
only known to the late woman and Mr.Williams,because they have done this
before now.

The fact remains that now she is dead Mr. Williams is the only person
amongst her aides that know about this money, and have succesfully
deposited this money into the security vault of a security and finance
company in Spain. .

For the security of this money and valuable investment plans, hence seeking
the assistance of a trustworthy partner, who will assist in transfering
this money out of Spain. Mr. Williams have decided to give 25% of the total
amount, and 15% to cover expenses incured during this transfer.

I have every legal document concerning the deposit and the transfer of the
fund to any bank account you may nominate, please i will be very grateful if
you keep this information very confidential (as top secret). I will link you
with Mr. Williams who has since returned to Nigeria on your indication of
interest.
I am looking foward to your response, please you can contact me directly on:
00 34 636 911 062 ,or email me: kevharris@email.com
Regards,

Dr.Kelvin Harrison

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