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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +442075048293
• 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.
  • gemorgg@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "George Morgan" <gemorgg4@msn.com>
Reply-To: gemorgg@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 17:45:46 +0000
Subject: LEGAL NOTICE

Morgan & Associates LLF
London, United Kingdom
Tel/Fax: +44-2075048293
email: gemorgg@yahoo.com

Date: 21 Jan, 2006.


THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF THE AVAILABILITY
OF A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX IN YOUR NAME.


I represent Morgan & Associates LLF, a law firm that
arranges untraceable asset management and safekeeping
of special and valuable packages and baggage in trust
for reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy.


We wish to inform you of the availability of a safe
deposit box with a Security firm for which you have
been listed as the beneficiary, a benefactor whose
identity can not be disclosed because of the Non
Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement that was
signed with the said benefactor when the safe deposit
box was being deposited, made you the beneficiary of a
box which contains some amount of money and instructed
clearly that you should only be notified of its
availability after the expiration of the maturity date
and that time has already elapsed, that is why you are
being contacted.


The Non Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement
signed with the benefactor mandates us to fully
divulge and disclose the benefactor's identity one
month after you, the beneficiary, has confirmed
receipt of the funds.


The funds in the safe deposit box totals £2.5M (Two
million five hundred thousand British Pound Sterling)
and we confirm that these funds are fully free of any
liens, or encumbrances and are clean, clear and of
non-criminal origin and are available in the form of
CASH. The monies have been declared as Family
Documents instead of CASH. The Security Company does
not know the true contents of the box and you must not
disclose the information to them or to anybody
whatsoever.


You are hereby advised to reconfirm your Full Contact
Information for verification with information
contained in our computer database as well as other
relevant information in the format stated below. As
soon as the information is confirmed with that
provided by your benefactor, you will be notified
immediately with instructions necessary for you to
arrangements and pick up the safe deposit box from the
security company


We at Morgan & Associates LLF, want to state clearly
that our job will be to monitor the claim, give
assistance where necessary and also advice you on
behalf of your benefactor. We cannot be directly
involved in the claim, you will have to arrange
directly with the Security company on the best and
safest way for you to pick up your money as soon as
possible.


The Requested Information is to ensure that no mistake
or error is made and it should be forwarded in the
manner stated below:


Your Full Name:___________________________________
Your Complete Address:__________________________________
Name of City of Residence:___________________________________
Age:___________________________________
Occupation:___________________________________
Direct Telephone Number:___________________________________
Direct Fax Number:___________________________________

The Telephone & Fax numbers are very necessary as they
will be forwarded to the Security company staff, and
forms faxed to you before the funds would be handed
over to you so as to ensure that the package is handed
over to the right person.

So, it’s mandatory you send your Direct Telephone
Number preferably your Mobile or Cell Phone Number.

Congratulations in advance.

Thank you and I sincerely remain

George Morgan



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