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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • fm2ci@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MOMOH FRED <fm4ci@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:26:46 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM FRED MOMOH


FROM FRED MOMOH
NATIONAL CAMP
15 RUE DE JARDIN
ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE.
WEST AFRICA.
EMAIL:fm2ci@yahoo.fr

Dearest one,


please I am Mr FRED MOMOH, the only son of late chief ANDY MOMOH from Sierra Leone. I got your contact from a theological Directory in the Ecowas Infomation Center here in Cote d'Ivoire.

My sources of your contact gave me the courage and confidence to rely on you. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to transfer our cash of Eighteen million Five hundred thousand dollars ($18,500,000) now in the custody of a SECURITY COMPANY here in Abidjan to your private account pending our arrival to your country.

SOURCE OF THE MONEY

My late father, chief JUDE MOMOH, a native of mende district in the Northern province of Sierra Leone, was the general Manager of Sierra Leone mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown. According to my father.

This money was the in come accrued from mining co-operation's over draft and minor sales. Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of major Paul Koroma and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost destroyed my country, following the forceful removal from power of the Civilian Elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah bythe rebels. My father had already made arrangement for his family, my mother, my little sister and myself to be evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with our personal effects and the box containing the fund.

My father deposited the fund for the safe custody until after the war when he will join us. During the war in my country, and following the indiscriminate looting of public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the sierra Leone mining co-operation. Was oneof the targets looted and destroyed. My father including other top Government functionaries Were attacked and killed by the rebels in November 1999 because of his relationship with the civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. As a result of my father death, and with the news of my uncles involvement in air crash in January 2002, dashed our hope of survival.

The untimely deaths caused my mothers heart failure and other related complications of which she later died in the hospital After we must have spent a lot of money on her. Now my 16-year-old sister and myself are alone in this strange country suffering without any care or help. Without any relation, we are now like refugees and orphans. Our only hope now is in fund our father deposited in the SECURITY COMPANY To this effect, I humbly
solicit your assistance in the followings ways.

1)To assist me claim this fund from the SECURITYCOMPANY as co-beneficiary.

2)To transfer this money in your name to your country.

3)To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you,the caretaker.

4)To secure a college for my little sister and my self in your country to further our education.

5)And to make arrangement for our travel with you to your country after you have transferred this fund. Most importantly. The whole documents issued after deposit in my custody.

For your assistance, I beg to concede 20 % out of the total money. please reply us to this EMAIL: fm2ci@yahoo.fr

Best regards

FRED MOMOH AND SISTER

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