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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.
  • frank_cookey02@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Frank Cookey" <frank_cookey1@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: frank_cookey02@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:48:50 +0000
Subject: Good Day

Good Day,

I would like to request your assistance in a business transaction of mutual
benefit, I am a member of the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID), our committee is in charge of contracts awards and payment for all
contractors who executes contracts in the rebuilding of Iraq. We are
currently in London for the payment of some contractors who executed
contracts in Iraq, For more about our operations log onto:-

http://www.rebuild-iraq-expo.com

There is an over draft contract we just discovered for 50Million USD and
with our influence in this panel we can successfully present you/or your
company to claim the above funds.We have agreed to share the money thus:

1. 20% You.
2. 70% for us (the officials)
3. 10% to be used in settling taxation and all local and foreign expenses.

Please note that this transaction is 100% safe and we hope to commence the
transfer latest seven (7) banking days from the date of the receipt of the
following information via e-mail, your Full name/ company's name if any,
Tel. & Fax Nos.The above information will enable us write letters of claim
and job description respectively.

This way, we will use your company's name to re-apply for payment and re-
award the contract in your company's name. We are looking forward to doing
this business with you and solicit your confidentiality in this transaction.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using this
email:frank_cookey02@yahoo.co.uk, I will bring you into the complete picture
of this pending project when I have heard from you.

Best Regards,
Frank Cookey.

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