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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.
• 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.
  • christopherj573@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Humas UNSADA" <humas@unsada.ac.id> (may be fake)
Reply-To: rmaryaaran@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 18:19:10 +0700 (WIT)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL

Lloyds TSB Group plc
25 Gresham Street
London EC2V 7HN
United Kingdom
Email: christopherj573@gmail.com

Good Day,

A customer of ours who died four years ago in Tsunami tragedy in Indonesia
leaving behind an estate/capital (US$42.9M) in a Bank here where I work,
till date nobody has come forward or put application for the claim.

During the Bank private search recently for the late gentle man relatives
your name and email contact was among the findings that matches the same
surname as the deceased who died intestate with no Will or next of kin. To
maintain the level of security required I have intentionally left out the
final details.

I urge you to come forward since I can provide you with the details needed
for you to claim the estate/capital so that I can be gratify by you, in
this way $17,160,000.00 for you and $25,740,000.00 for me and my
colleagues that will do all the crucial part in the Bank to have the claim
release to you promptly.

To affirm your willingness and cooperation,please do so by replying me at
my private email (christopherj573@gmail.com) with your FULL NAME, DATE OF
BIRTH,TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS AND POSTAL
ADDRESS.

I do expect your prompt response.

Thank you,
Christopher Johnson.
Email : christopherj573@gmail.com

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