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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.
  • mleydens80@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MICHAEL LEYDENS" <mleydens80@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:56:18 +0000
Subject: PARTNERSHIP

From: Michael Leydens
Manager
First Citi Trust Finance and Security Company
mleydens80@myway.com
United Kingdom

My name is Michael Leydens , I am the regional manager of the first citi
trust finance and security company in united kingdom. I got your information
during my search through the Internet. I am married with a daugter. It may
interest you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and don't want problem, I only
hope we can assist each other. If you don't want this business offer kindly
forget it as I will not contact you again.
I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as the
regional manager of the FIRST CITI TRUST FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY; it is
my duty to send in a financial report to my head office at the end of each
year. On the course of the last year 2004 end of year report, I discovered
that my branch in which I am the manager made three million five hundred and
fifty thousand dollars [3,550.000.00] which my head office are not aware of
and will never be aware of. I have since place this fund on what we call
SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.
As an officer of the bank I can not be directly connected to this money, so
this is why i am contacting you for us to work as a team so that you can
assist receive this money into your bank account for us to SHARE. While you
will have 40% of the total fund .Note there are practically no risk
involved, it will be bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to stand
claim as the original depositor of this fund who made the deposit with our
branch so that my Head office can order the transfer to your designated bank
account. If you accept this offer to work with me, I will appreciate it very
much. As soon as I receive your response I will send you details on how we
can achieve it successfully.
Please if you can assist, then kindly contact me via My E-mail:
mleydens80@myway.com

Best regards,
Mr Michael Leydens

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