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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • osinachi_clems@inbox.lv (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • osinachi_clemss@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "osinachi clems19" <osinachi_clems19@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:17:44 +0100
Subject: ASSIST

Cabinet Maitre Chamber
Cotonou,
Benin Republic.

Atten: Sir

Compliments of the Season.

I humbly request your advice and assistance to invest some millions of
united states dollars from Optimum Resource and Finance Bank Cotonou Benin
Republic in West Africa.

I am Osinachi Clems, the attorney to Late Dennise Berkinsan expertriate
Engineer here in Cotonou. I received a memo from the foreign operations unit
of the Optimum Resource and Finance Bank for an interview on some funds
that belongs to my client,Dennise Berkins.

The Bank informed me on their policy to Freeze the account and redirect this
funds - 53.5m(Fift Three million, five hundred thousand USD) back to
government treasury because they saw no next of kin in his entire file
within the bank and his account has been dormant for many years which is
against the policy of the O.R.F Bank.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner who I can
front to make the claim of this funds with every legal due process.I have
resolved to share this money with you 50/50 and invest my share in yur
country.I will need your full name, address and your direct telephone number
for further oral clarifications on this proposal.

Contact me at my private email:osinachi_clems@inbox.lv OR
osinachi_clemss@yahoo.co.uk

Yours faithfully,
Osinachi Clems Esq.

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