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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.
  • cliffduma2007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "cliff duma" <cliffduma2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: cliffduma2007@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:53:00 -0500
Subject: PERSONAL INFORMATION

(RE: TRANSFER OF $60M SIXTY MILLION USD)
(BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY/YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED}

My Name is Mr Cliff Duma, I work in the International operation Indepartment
in a Local Bank here in South Africa. On aroutine inspection I discovered a
dormant domiciliary account with a BAL. Of $60m sixty million Usd, on
further discreet investigation,I also discovered that the account holder has
long since passed away (dead) leaving no beneficiary to the account.

The bank will approve this money to any foreigner because the former
operator of the a/c is a foreigner and from America in particlar and I am
certainlysure that he is dead, and nobody will come again for the claim of
this money a foreigner can only claim this money with legal claims to the
account Holder; therefore I need your cooperation in this transaction.

I will provide the necessary information needed in order to claim this
money,But you will need to open an account where this can be transferred. If
interested send your private Telephone No. And Fax number. I wish for
ultmost confidentiality in handling this transactionas my job and the future
of my family would bejeopardizedifit were breached.

I want to assure you that the transaction is without risk if due process is
followed accordingly. Finally I will give you 45% for yourcorporation. I
look forward to a favorable response from you.Thank's for your maximum
co-operation. Below is my private email account. cliffduma2007@yahoo.com

Best
Regards,

Mr Cliff Duma
NB
If all due process is followed the transfer will take less than 28 banking
days.

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