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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.
  • robertgbagbo3@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: robert gbagbo <robertgbagbo170@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:07:42 -0600
Subject: hello



Season greetings,



I am Robert Gbagbo, the son of Cote d 'Ivoire (president) The only son

Of my mother (third wife) Because of the war in Cote d 'Ivoire, my

Family and Me are based in Ghana for now, and for my father's discussions

With the rebels. (Laurent Gbagbo)



So due to the war, my house in Cote d' Ivoire was set ablaze. The

Rebels hold half of the country. My problem now is that I have FIFTEEN

MILLION U.S.D that my mother, banked for me, and I want to transfer the

Money out of Ghana and base it there.

Please if you can help me I will give you 20% percent of the total sum

Of the money will be yours my friend. I still say my mother is the

Third wife of the president (Laurent Gbagbo) of Cote d' Ivoire.



I HAVE AGREED TO INVEST MY MONEY VIABLE IN ANY OVERSEAS COUNTRY THROUGH

YOUR ASSISTANCE AND DIRECTIVES.



Please this is secret and confidential between you and me only. The

Money is my late mother's own, my mother died in 2002.



NOTE: the money belonged to my mother... we can split

It as 75% for me, 20% for you, and 5% for any expenses. Reply to me at my

Personal email: robertgbagbo3@mail.ru Please if my English is bad

Bear with me.. Thanks
Yours Faithfully, Robert Gbagbo
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