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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found 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.
  • wilson_johnson@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Wilson Johnson <wilson_johnson12@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:32:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re;Funds Investment Plans


Dear Sir/Madam. GREETINGS.

I know this proposal letter may come to you as a surprise considering the fact that we have not had any formal acquitance before,but before all the same I would want you for the sake of God /Allah to give this an immediate attention in view of the fact that the security of our live and possession is at stake,this is to say our present conditions is very pitiable and in a sorry state,hence my contacting you to be my foreign partner.

I am Wilson Johnson,the son of a late Sierra leonian businessman,Chief Executive Officer, late Mr. Bubar Johnson,the owner of (RMS) mining company in Sierraleone.

Who died three years ago when the revolutionary united front rebels(R.U.F)attacked our residence in Makeni Sierraleone,Following the cease fire agreement which was reach with the help of United Nations peace keeping troops,I and My AGE Mother left my country with some vitals documents which covered the sum of (US$5 Million) FIVE Million U.S Dollars deposited by my late father in Diplomatic Finance & Security Home in Dakar Senegal hear under my name,this money was realised from Diamond export and Gold Mining, now I and my AGE Mother had been granted asylum in Dakar - Senegal under(UNHCR). My aim of contacting you is to assist me in two ways:

(1) To help me transfer the money from the Diplomatic Finance and Securiy Home to your Position in your country.

(2) to help me get a profitable business to invest the funds based on your professional advise.

Part of this funds will be settled my family before travelling to your country.
For your assistance and co-operation we will give you 20%of the total sum of the money.
Please kindly communicate your acceptance of this offer so that we can discuss the mode of seeing this transaction through.I count on you greatly for your future co-operation. Awaiting to to read from you soon.

Your can Reply true my private email, wilson_johnson@yahoo.com


Sincerely,
Wilson Johnson


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