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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:
  • "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.
  • jonesaddo2006_111@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jones addo" <jonesaddo_111@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jonesaddo2005@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:04:23 +0100
Subject: LETTER OF ASSISTANCE

>From Mr. Jones Addo
Mobile: 233-277-410692
Private fax:233-21-411625

Attn: VICTIMNAME,

I have a proposal for you - this however is not mandatory nor will I in any
manner compel you to honor against your will.

I had worked with a bank (one of the African leading banks in the West
Africa). Here in this bank existed a dormant account for the past 8 years,
which belong to a Syria national who is now late. When we discovered that
there had been no deposits nor withdrawals from this account for this long
period, I and my two other colleagues decided to carry out a system
investigation and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of
the late Syrian is aware of this account.

This is the story in a nutshell. Now we want an account overseas where we
can transfer these funds.

Thereafter, we had planned to destroy all related documents for this
account. It is a careful network and for the past eleven months we have
worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free operation.

The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated
interest the balance in this account stands at US$52 million US dollars.

Now our questions are:-

1.Can you handle this project?
2.Can we give you this trust?
3.What will be your commission?

Consider this and get back at us as soon as possible. Finally, it is our
humble prayer that the information as contained here in is accorded the
necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves.

I hope my mail doesn't come as an embarrassment to you, but if it does
please kindly accept my apologies.

Thanks in anticipation.

We Expect your urgent response if you can handle this project. Kindly Reply
to : jonesaddo2006_111@yahoo.com
Respectfully yours,

Mr. Jones Addo.
(Ghana West Africa).

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