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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.
• 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.
  • ibeganu096@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Securit Company" <securityoffice008@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:59:01 +0100
Subject: Contact: Eco bank vital western union


We did not here from you since your $1.5Millions Bank draft was deposit with
us here in security company and now we are ready to send you your offer, I
went to Eco bank to send you the $1.500.000.00 bank draft but I could not
make it due to the director of eco bank has told me that $1.5Million is
large amount to transfer at once and your federal government may seize the
funds and also question you about the $1.5Millions:

I pro Williams David and Dr Gani Okomoku the ministry of funds have advised
Eco bank/ Vital western union office to start remitting your payment to you:
As now' Eco bank vital western union can start sending you $5000 in each day
payment till you get paid of the total $1.5Million Bank Draft, The only
money this will cost you is $107 for western union Transfer Application form

Email: ibeganu096@gmail.com
Tel: (+229) 9755 0219
Company: Eco bank vital western union
Position: Administrator Payment
Name: Mr Vendredi Oji

As I told you, the western union office will send you $5, 000.00 in each day
payment: Note that the western union administrator payment Mr Vendredi Oji,
will send you the tracking number and other info you may need to pick up
your a day payment, Kindly contact the western union now and ask Mr Vendredi
Oji, where you can send the fee $107 for transfer application form you can
also send them your details where they can send your payment:

Name.................
Home address.....
City.....................
Country................
Telephone..............
Birth Date...............
Occupation..............

Thanks you
Funs Securit Office

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