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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.
  • steveubani@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Steve Ubani <mr_mbopeters2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: steveubani@jmail.co.za
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 06:02:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND


>From Mr. Steve Ubani

Please accept my sincere apology if my proposal does not meet your business or personal ethics, my name is Steve Ubani a Banker with STANDARD BANK here in South Africa, I am the account officer to Ms. Arvelo Doryce, an American who has a domiciliary account with our Bank worth of USD$6,200,000,00 in our Bank.

On the recent meeting held by the Board of directors of my Bank, it was among the top of the agenda to look for any of Ms. Arvelo Doryce relatives since she forth not coming up for her annual up dates of her funds for decades, to avoid moving her funds to the Escrow account as unclaimed funds.

As her account officer, I decided to contact you so that this deal will be between you and I . as I will present your data’s to the Bank directors as the relation to Ms Arvelo Doryce to enable them release the funds to you through my perfected plans towards the entire transaction.
But if you are not interested please do not disclose or discuss this to any one for security reason.
It is my intention to form a company with you when the funds are release to your Bank account.

My area of interest is Real Estate or any other investment of your great idea, I also desire absolute confidentiality and professionalism in this transaction. For more information, write to me via ( steveubani@jmail.co.za ) with YOUR FULL NAMES, DIRECT TELEPHONE NO, HOME OR OFFICE ADDRESS, AGE AND OCCUPATION to enable us proceed.

I wait to urgently hear from you.

Regards,
Steve Ubani



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