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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • harison_koudjo@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "harison koudjo" <harison_koudjo1@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 14:46:26 +0000
Subject: Responce required

FROM THE DESK OF Mr Harison KOUDJO
Director Foreign Bills
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR AFRICA
LOME TOGO
TEL:00228-903-14-8

Dear friend,

I got your address via the internet personality search with the togolaise
chamber of commerce and i which to solicate your cooperation for this
business of great magnitude however is not mandatory nor will I in any
manner compel you to honour against your will.
I am 49, and work with a bank (one of the African leading banks in the West
Coast). Here in this bank existed a dormant account number IBA 100144986-00
for the past years which belong to mr Arthur Kenedy an American national
who is now late as you can confirm through this wedsite
(www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html).
After going through your profile and with great commitment to prayer and
fasting ,i felt relief and alleviated in spirit and decided to contact you
immediately for this mutual business relationship.

When i discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals from this
account for this long period, I decided by the virtue of my offcial position
in this establishment to carry out a system investigation and discovered
that none of the family member nor relations of the late American is aware
of this account nor have shown up for claims despite all effort to contact
any of the living relation in America without any result.
This is the story in a nutshell.

Now i want an account overseas where i can transfer this funds. Thereafter,
i have planned to destroy all related documents to this account. It is a
careful network and for the past years i have worked out everything to
ensure a hitch-free operation. The amount is not so much at the moment but
plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account stands
at-US$10.7
million US dollars.

Now my questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can i give you this trust?
3. can you sponsor this project? if so, What will be your commission?

Consider this and get back at me as soon as possible.
Finally, it is my humble prayer that the information as contained herein be
accorded the necessary
attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves.

I Expect your urgent response if you can handle this project.
send a mail for confirmation.
Respectfully yours,
Mr Harison KOUDJO
Tel:(+228) 903148

ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS
harison_koudjo@hotmail.com

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