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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • abavana156@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?From=20Gifty=20abavana?= <abavana156@yahoo.com.br>
Reply-To: abavana@myway.com
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 08:52:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: God Bless


Meu novo endereço de e-mailAgora você pode me contactar através do e-mail: abavana156@yahoo.com.br

Dear ,




I got your contact via Internet as Gods wishes my name is Mrs. Gifty

Abavana and I am living with AIDS.


Ever since my husband, Hon. Lawrence R. Abavana, former Ghanaian

Agriculture minister died of AIDS and I was tested positive of the AIDS

virus, the mass media wouldnt just let me and my family is.


My children have stopped going to school because they could no longer

stand the humiliations from fellow students. The embarrassments are

getting on my nerves but what can I do? I would have loved to travel out of

the country to a place where I will have peace and spend the rest of my

life with my children but I couldnt make it for I am weak and severely

sick. Moreover, no Embassy would grant me Visa to her country with my

hairs withering and boils all over my body. I will like you to keep this

top secret and Confidential.



View my family on the website:



www.ghanacastle.gov.gh/President/castle_newsp_details.cfm?EmpID=476



From all indications, I know that my days are numbered. In the light of

the above, I have contacted you to assist me to transfer out of Ghana

the SUM OF $15 Million USD and the 250kg of Gold which my husband

deposited as [GOLD TREASURES] with a security company for the up-keep of my

children, and safe-keep it for my children as they will be coming over

to your country in due course to live and school.



YOU WILL INVEST THIS MONEY FOR MY CHILDREN IN COMMERCIAL ESTATE OR ANY

BUSINESS OF YOUR CHOICE YOU DEEM HEALTHY. For your effort, I am

prepared to give you 25% of the total funds.


I am looking forward to hear from you while thanking you for your

anticipated cooperation in this regard. Your personal email address also

with your telephone / full name




Telephone +233 2427-50642


Kind Regards,


Mrs .Gifty J. Abavana

- From Gifty abavana

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