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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:
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lome togo" (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.
  • economicrefundoffice@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "abide.komlan3 Gazeta.pl" <abide.komlan3@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: economicrefundoffice@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:25:06 +0100
Subject: ECONOMIC STIMULUS REFUND NOTIFICATION.


ECONOMIC STIMULUS REFUND NOTIFICATION.

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES
ECONOMIC STIMULUS REFUND OFFICE.
1ST FLOOR ECOWAS BULIDING,
LOME TOGO.
TEL/FAX: +2282223341.

Attention: Beneficiary.

Over 130 million Asia, Europe, Canada and Americans will receive refunds as
part of Ecowas Sub Region/IMF/World Bank program to jumpstart the economy
and a total sum of $2.8 Billion has been mapped out by the Ecowas Sub
Region/IMF/World Bank to settle all outstanding foreign debts owned to
ineritance claim/contractor/Lotto Winners this year.

It has therefore become imperative for us to explore our options for
reducing our debt servicing policy to affordable and sustainable levels.

On the order of the presidency as a mark of his reconciliation and image
laundering exercise toward sanitizing the battered image of the federal
republic of Togo abroad.

Our records indicate that you are qualified to receive the 2008 Economic
Stimulus Refund.

The fastest and easiest way to receive your refund is by direct deposit to
your checking/savings account or by swift card/bank draft.

Please fill out the form and submit to ensure that your refund will be
processed as soon as possible.

YOUR FULL...................

ADDRESS ....................

INHERITANCE/CONTRACT AMOUNT......................

COUNTRY...................

PHONE NUMBER (S) ..................

OCCUPATION....................

AGE..................

Submitting your form ASAP or later after a week means that your refund will
be delayed due to the volume of requests we anticipate for the Economic
Stimulus Refund.

We applogise on behalf of the Presidency and the good citizens for any delay
and lost this most have coursed you and promise that such thing will not
happen again. You are adviced to stop any transaction regarding this payment
with any orther office we urge you to STOP because you are taking a big risk
and you never find your money.

Considering the circumstances at hand, you are advice not to accept any fax
or telephone calls that does not come from this office.

Call me immediately you receive this message for more information or send
your reply to this email as: (economicrefundoffice@gmail.com)

Best regards,
Rev. Abide Komlan.

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