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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • mohammed_guru1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mohammed guru" <m_guru12@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 15:57:50 +0000
Subject: Your co-operation is urgently needed.

MR. MOHAMMED GURU (JP)
CHAIRMAN,ECOWAS CONTRACTOR'S
DEBT RECONCILIATION/APPRAISAL BOARD
ACCRA - REPUBLIC OF GHANA
WEST-AFRICA
DIRECT TEL : +233-243-26-13-15

My name is Mr. Mohammed Guru, Chairman ECOWAS contractors Dept
Reconciliation/Appraisal Boards. I am contacting you to inquire from you if
you can assist me safeguard funds amounting to $45M USD left by our late
foreign contractor whose provided address could not be traced since he died
along with his family members. You will be presented as the next of kin to
the deceased to enable our organization transfer the money to you.

At end of the transaction, you will be compensated with 30% of the total
money. This transaction is 100% risk free but should kept top secret and
confidential due to my position in the ECOWAS.
I will give you more details about the transaction when I receive your
affirmative response.

Call me for further details on my phone: +233-243-26-13-15
NOTE: Due to my position now, I have the deceased contract file with me
incase of any question from our organization when the deal started and also
the process to put claim on the funds as the next of kin will be legally
processed to avoid any breach of law of our countries.

This is my alternative email: mohammed_guru1@yahoo.com

Thanks for your understanding.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Mohammed Guru (JP).

_________________________________________________________________
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