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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • k_collins245@aeiou.pt (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kofi collins" <collins37.245@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: k_collins245@aeiou.pt
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:10:30 +0000
Subject: Business Assosciate

FROM THE DESK OF DR KOFI COLLINS
CHAIRMAN ECOWAS CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE
ECOWAS FUND HEADQUARTERS
P.M.B.5028
ACCRA-REPUBLIC OF GHANA
Alternative Email;k_collins245@aeiou.pt

ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR USD45.5 MILLION

I am Dr.KOFI COLLINS. The Chairman, Contract Awarding Committee of the
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)with its fund Headquarters
in Accra-Ghana.I got your information in a Professional database when I was
searching through Internet for a reliable,honest
and trustworthy person to entrust this business with.I was simply inspired
and motivated to pick your contact from the many names in the list of the
directory.After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues,they
were very much satisfied and decided to contact you immediately for this
mutual business relationship.We wish to transfer the sum
ofUSD45.5,000,000.00(Forty five million five hundred thousand United States
Dollars only.)into your personal or company`s bank account.This fund was a
residue of the over invoiced contract bills awarded by us intentionally for
the supply of hard and soft wares,pharmaceuticals/medical items,light and
heavy duty vehicles,apparels and other administrative/logistics for the
ECOMOG in Sierra-Leone and Liberia during the peace keeping Projects.This
DEAL was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with the
cooperation and mandate of the Financial Director and the Secretary of the
Organization.We
arranged and over invoiced the contract funds supplied by different
companies from different countries during the crisis. It was our consensus
to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to provide us with the
facilities to transfer this money out of West Africa.This is borne out of
our belief in the non stable and porous political nature of this sub-region.
The original contractors have been duly paid by Ecowas banker through the
Central bank of Ghana and finance Ministry.The balance is suspended in the
ECOWAS grand Account awaiting claims by any foreign partner of our choice to
receive the fund on our behalf Now Ecowas is intending to pay all their
outstanding balance of
their contractors this year as the organization is winding up its activities
since the aim of returning PEACE to the countries and the coast has been
achieved.Based on the laws and ethics of employment,we as civil servants
working under this organization, are not allowed to operate/own a foreign
account.This is more reason why we needed your urgent assistance to provide
an account that can sustain this fund for safe keeping and our future
investment with your comprehensive
advise,assistance and partnership in your country.It is however agreed,as
the account owner in this deal to allow you 30%of the entire sum as
compensation, 65% will be held on trust for us while5% will be used to
defray any incidental charges and cost during the course of the transaction.
This transaction will be successfully concluded within 14 days if you accord
us your unalloyed and due cooperation.You should provide the followings for
immediate kick off of this deal if it interest you;YOUR COMPANY`S NAME WITH
COMPLETE ADDRESS,TEL AND FAX NUMBERS.(if available)THE NAME OF YOUR BANK,ITS
ADDRESS WITH TEL,FAX AND TELEX NUMBERS.THE ACCOUNT NUMBER THE COMPLETE
MAILING ADDRESS OF THE BENEFICIARY WITH TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.Upon the
receipt of this informations,application for claim will be sent to you to
fill
and return back to the organization in pursuit of the claim legally and then
be forwarded to the organization for ratification and subsequent payment.As
with the case of all organized (sensitive)and
conspired DEALS,we solicit for your unreserved confidentiality and utmost
secret in this business.We hope to retire peacefully and lead honorable
business life afterwards.There are no risks involved .Kindly expedite action
if you are interested as we are behind schedule to enable us utilize this
golden opportunity pay out this fund immediately which we might stand to
loose, if we fail to provide a safe account for this transfer on time at the
expiration of this year Ecowas has mapped out for payment of all their
outstanding contractors and the dissolution of our committee.Please urgency
is needed as we do not know the time our organization will start the payment
hence it is
necessary to start on time to forestall any hitch while transferring the
fund into your designated account.
Hoping to hear from you.
With regards.
Dr.KOFI COLLINS

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