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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:
  • "service fee" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "money orders " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • kennyloyds@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kennyloyds@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 15:47:36 -0800
Subject: RE...PART...TIME...JOB....OFFER

www.noni.com
supervisor: Mr.Kenny Loyds
Registered charity no. 1081182
Part timeJob offer
I am Kenny loyds ,one of the supervisors in Noni Health
Care, we work hard to support the community. As a brand, we
aim to help improve the quality of life for children and
their families. This is demonstrated in our role as
corporate sponsor for the Well Child charity with money
raised going towards helping sick children and their
families. We are an organization with a remarkable
heritage.
Am inviting you to be a representative of Spurgeons and
earn a
commission for funds raised .This may earn you about $4000
per month.This way funds we be make in your name from my
American, UK , counterparts who send me bunch of payments mostly
in US,UK, based money orders and cashier checks out to you, you
could then cash them easily, deduct ten percent (10%) of
the total amount on these money orders as your commission
for the great service you have rendered in support to
saving life's in the third world and then have the rest
wired to me (or to where ever the funds might
be needed at that time to save lives) via Western Union
Money Transfer. The Western Union Service fee should also
be deducted alongside your 10% service charge before having
the rest wired via Western Union.
I'm sending you this offer because I have just been granted
a funding to head a charity support project in part of Asia
and Africa counseling on the HIV/AIDS which is increasing
at an alarming rate and provision of basic amenities in
support to humanitarian services to the third world nations
and this would be commencing very soon and clearing this
fund here takes longer time and much is deducted from it in
the bank.This oppurtunity is just for the mean time and it
won't affect your present job Please if you are interested
forward the following info to my email
FULL NAME : ........................
FULL ADDRESS : ..............................
CITY : .............................................
STATE: ................................
ZIP CODE: ..........................
COUNTRY..........................
PHONE NUMBER (S) : .................................
GENDER : ..................................
AGE : ......................................
PLEASE I WOULD ENDEAVOUR THAT YOU NOTE THE FOLLOWING
THINGS BELOW: DO YOU HAVE A CHECKING ACCOUNT? YES/NO
....................
DO YOU HAVE A CREDIT CARD YES/NO
WHAT IS YOUR BEST MEANS OF COMMUNICATION ? e-mail or
phone
Please i would be expecting your email asap.
www.noni.com
Supervisor: Mr.Kenny Loyds
Registered charity no. 1081182
Reply to this e-mail : kennyloyds@gmail.com

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