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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_mark22@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • markfrank_mark22@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: frank mark <frank_mark07@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <frank_mark22@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 20:23:16 +0000
Subject: OVERSEA INVESTMENT MANAGER



OVERSEA INVESTMENT MANAGER
Hello,
I am Mr Frank Mark sourcing for services of an Oversea InvestmentManager (OIM) to manage the sum of US$7Million, thisamount represent an over invoiced amount of money froma contract that was awarded to an American Oilexploration company by Gabon National Petroleum in 2005, one year later in 2006,the American company completed the contract and wasfully paid by direct Wire transfer for the executionof the contract, leaving the over invoiced sum safelydeposited in a special security account managed andmonitored by the top officers of the corporation thatI represent, this top officer are in charge of the dayto day running of accounts and finance sectionincluding the auditing department of the corporationand have perfected all documents to back up thepayment as to avoid any trace whatsoever, which makesthe transaction 100% risk free.
My request is your assistance in receiving this moneyusing a secured account that is able to take thismoney and thereafter you invest it for a period of 2years on their behalf. You would be entitled to 25% ofthe total fund in question, while 5% will be set asidefor any sundry expenses incurred by both parties inthe course of this transaction. I have noted yourhonesty and ability to protect the highly exaltedpositions of the officers here in discuss. On youracceptance to assist, we will first draft an MOU to besigned by both you and the group in a meeting thatwill be arranged at your instance before theprocessing of the payment, which will pass through therelevant authorities for purpose of authenticationbefore a transfer to the account you will provide forthis purpose.
As an administrative officer I was mandated to seekyour indulgence on this matter, if this is acceptableto you, contact me strictly by"frank_mark22@yahoo.fr" stating your private phonenumber Please DO NOT bother to respond if you are notinterested.
Yours
Sincerely,Mr Frank Markfrank_mark22@yahoo.fr
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