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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • jjs11000@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.jonathan santos" <jasantos1004@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jjs11000@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:20:34 -0800
Subject: with regards

Dear Sir,

I welcome the good opportunity of sending this mail to you,my name is Jonathan Santos,I am a top official of the Angolan Oil Corporation.I want a trust worthy partner abroad who will provide an account where l will transfer the sum of $1,8Million Dollars.

This fund was raised through over invoiced and bulk purchases that was made on behalf of the Angolan Oil Industry.What this means is that as a top official of the Angolan Oil Industry, l inflated some of the contracts, over invoiced some of the payments,and over loaded some of the purchases that was made on behalf of the Oil lndustry thereby having this excess sum totaling $1,8 Million Dollars.

If you provide an account where this fund will be wired into through swift T.T, Within three to four working days from the date of Application. You will be given 20% of the total sum for your assistance,5% has been set aside for contingence expences to be incured during the process of transfer.75% will be for me and my contacts at the bank in Angola.

As you may like to know, approval has been given for the transfer of this money by the Central Bank of Angola,where this fund is. We will not have dificulties in transfering the money because l have a top contact in the Bank. Pls if you are interested in the proposal don't fail to contact me immediately,because l am currently spending my annual leave in Ghana. You can reach me on jjs11000@yahoo.co.uk +233-242-382-985. Pls note that this is very confidential and risk free.

Best Regards

Jonathan Santos.

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