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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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• 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.
  • b.patbulle2121@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "johnkiki09 Gazeta.pl" <johnkiki09@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:37:21 +0200
Subject: SOMEONE YOU CALL YOUR FRIEND, WANTS YOU DEAD.


SOMEONE YOU CALL YOUR FRIEND, WANTS YOU DEAD.

I felt very sorry and bad for you, that your life is going to end like this
if you don't comply, i was paid to eliminate you and I have to do it within
10 days.

Someone you call your friend wants you dead by all means, and the person
have spent a lot of money on this, the person also came to us and told us
that he wants you dead and he provided us your names, photograph and other
necessary information we needed about you. If you are in doubt with this I
will send you your name and where you are residing in my next mail.

Meanwhile, I have sent my boys to track you down and they have carried out
the necessary investigation needed for the operation, but I ordered them to
stop for a while and not to strike immediately because I just felt something
good and sympathetic about you. I decided to contact you first and know why
somebody will want you dead by all means. Right now my men are monitoring
you, their eyes are on you, and even the place you think is safer for you to
hide might not be.

Now do you want to LIVE OR DIE? It is up to you. Get back to me now if you
are ready to enter deal with me, I mean life trade, who knows, and I might
just spear your life, $8,000 is all you need to spend. You will first of all
pay $3,000 then I will send the tape of the person that want you dead to you
and when the tape gets to you, you will pay the remaining $5,000. If you are
not ready for my help, then I will have no choice but to carry on the
assignment after all I have already being paid before now.

Warning: do not think of contacting the police or even tell anyone because I
will extend it to any member of your family since you are aware that
somebody want you dead, and the person knows some members of your family as
well.

For your own good I will advise you not to go out once is 7pm until I make
out time to see you and give you the tape of my discussion with the person
who want you dead then you can use it to take any legal action. Good luck as
I await your reply to this e-mail contact: b.patbulle2121@gmail.com

Mr.Celestine chuks

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