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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.
  • johndouglas100@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: garuba ahmed <garuba_ahmed204@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 01:00:34 +0000
Subject: Have a nice day!!


My Dear,

I am so happy to inform you about my success in getting the inheritance fund transfered under the cooperation of a new partner from Japan.

Presently I am in Japan for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.
Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite the hitches that we encountered,but at last God has answered my prayers.I would have contacted you before travelling,but due to the exigencies of that time, i had to leave impromptu.

Before leaving, I made provisions of which I am convinced you will appreciate. Friends like you are very rare in this world,I feel heavily indebted to you and pray the almighty God to protect and preserve our families so that some other time in the nearest future we could still come together.

Now contact my secretary in BENIN, her name is MR, JOHN DOUGLAS his email; ( johndouglas100@yahoo.co.uk ) and ask her to send you the total sum of $800,000.00 USD (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) certified bank draft which I raised in your favour for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts at assisting me in this transaction.

I really appreciated your efforts at that time very much so feel free and get in touch with my secretary and give her your address where to send the draft to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that time.

I am very busy at the moment here in Japan because of the investment projects which the new partner and i are having at hand.It is just enormous the volume of legal papers needed as basic framework for foreign investment in this country.

In all,Japan is a beautiful investment friendly country and hospitable too.I am thinking of inviting you here when I am fully settled.

Finally remember that I had forwarded an instruction to my secretary on your behalf to make sure that you receive that money, so feel free to contact her without any delay so you can receive your compensation.

Best regards and God Bless.
Dr.Garuba Ahmed.


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