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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: Kamali Faki Adams <diabloregion@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 04:57:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: IN RESPECT OF THE DELIVERY OF THE CONSIGNMENT BOXES.


Attention.Amarjit Singh

Am Adams Kamali by name,a Sudan nationality living here at the Bujumbura camp as(refugee) here in Ghana. am left with my mother in the camp as a result of the war that broke up years ago in Sudan that claim the life of my family which includes my father was actually deposited consignment boxes with an insurance security Company here in Accra Ghana but has since been delivered to Dublin to our foreign beneficiary who we where told died 05/04/2006, since then we have not been able to get a foreign beneficiary that will actually help us to receive this consignment boxes from the diplomat in the Dublin so that we can come over to the Europe to start a better life and invest with the funds in the consignment boxes.
My father deposited the consignments as precious items.however,the consignment boxes contain $6 millions usd each,amounted to $12millions usd,am contacting you regarding the delivery of my consignment boxes from Dublin International Airport,Dublin by the diplomat Kennedy George.

All charges has been paid from the Kotoka international airport,Accra Ghana to Dublin by my Finanice so what you will have to pay is the administrative charges to clear the consignment boxes from Dublin International airport Dublin to your located address where you want the consignment boxes to be delivered to you which you will forward to me in your reply.
As soon as your responds is receive,you will be given the details of the diplomat that will convien the consignment boxes to you so that you will be able to communicate with him in regards to the delivery of the consignment boxes and the charges it will in cured and both of you can finalize issue as soon as possible.

I will be expecting your responds as soon as you are able to read the content of my mail.

Thanks,
Mr.Adams Kamali.
+233-244852427.



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