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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found 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.
  • mipa@mail2malaysia.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Daniel Chada" <mipa_malaysia@box.az> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mipa@mail2malaysia.com
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 18:08:46 +0800
Subject: Notification Of MIPA Project Programme for Africa.


>From The desk
of the Executive
Director,
Dr.Daniel Chada
Malaysia

Attn:Mr/Mrs,

NOTIFICATION ON MALAYSIA/UNITED NATION'S SUSTAINANCE STRATEGY OF
ALLEVIATING POVERTY IN AFRICAN NATIONS

Firstly your email address was gotten from your email providers database,
in collaboration with the United Nations's aim of effectively notifying the
average
Africans in any way possible.To embrass the MIPA programme project of
sustainance in African Nations.

Detailed informations/application form is attached to this correspondence
for your perusal.

You are advised,to DOWNLOAD the attached application form and carefully
fill in the neceessery required informations in the colum set out for
applicants.
Fill and send back to MIPA via post for verification and approval.

MIPA also has a Scheme Of Assistance(SA),to assisting potential applicants,
if perhaps they are not able to sponsor themselves to the
programme.Applicants
who whishes to be assisted via (SA) should read carefully the (SA)
regulations
while applying for for MIPA programme.

Lastly,you may also serve as a means of notification to all other Africans
within your
sphere of contacts,by telling them about MIPA.

Please note the following:

a) Submission of filled application/application fees,should be posted with
the format
on page (6) of the application form.

b) Applicants application submitted before the expiratory date will be
urgently attended to

c) Every potential applicants are expected to have a valid email address for
future notifications
of application approval/disapproval

d) Applicants should notify us via email when application form and fees have
been posted

e) For future correspondence,please email us via mipa@mail2malaysia.com

Kindest regard,

Dr.Daniel Chada
Executive Director

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