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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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  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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• 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.
  • brown2@hotmail.com
  • brown2@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "MR RAYMOND BROWN" <mr_raymond3_brown1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 10:46:26 -0700
Subject: URGENT/IMPORTANT MAIL

WORKS AND HOUSING(FMWH)
MEM
OF O; STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

from the desk of RAYMOND BROWN.Sc[UNN] MNIM;MIca
Executive N; THE PRESIDENT/CEO,
Director and principal accountant ,FEDERAL
MINISTRY

I, MR RAYMOND BROWN , the Principal accountant of FEDRAL
MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING(FMWH)
by that virtue a Director in the [FMWH]. I got your
contant address from an associate working with the
mircosoft promotion council and i have decided to
propose to you this business in
strict confidence.
PURPOSE; On behalf of my colleaques,who are miniterial
official and other officers in charge of offshore
remittance in this corporation, are seeking your
assistance for the transfer of Fifteen million, United
state dollers [US$15,000,000.00] into your account for
further private investnent purpose .
Hence our request for your assistance.
SOURCE OF FUND; This amount to be transferred into
your account accrued from over-invoiced contract
amount for the construction of housing etate
in BENIN REP [Northern Region]in 2001 to expatriate
companies.
The contract which was originally valued for one
hundred million,United states
Dollars[US$100,000,000.00] was manipulated to read one
hundred and fifteen million ,United states
dollars[US$115,000,000.00]. The extra US$15,000,000.00
is what we want to transfer to your account . This
contract has been completely executed and the original
contractors had been paid all their contact bills
remaining this over-invoiced balance.

REQIREMENT; What we expect from you by e-mail during
your positive reply are as follows
[a] Name and Address of your bank
[b] your bank account number where the fund will be
lodged.OR YOU CAN OPEN ANY A NEW ACCOUNT FOR
THIS TRANSACTION
[c] Beneficiary's Name and your Telephone and fax
DISBUSEMENT; We have resolved that you as the account
owner will earn 30%. of the total amount for you as
it's impossible for us to claim this over-invoiced
amount here in BENIN REPUBLIC without a foreign
assitance, while 60% is for me and my colleaques for
our investment and 10% has been mapped out for any
micellaneous expences incurrd by both parties during
the process of this transaction.
SECURITY; All modalities to effect the payment and
subsequent transfer of this fund have been worked
out,so this transation is 100%RISK FREE. Though,you
are rquired to treat this business with the stritest
confidence.
I await your immediate response through e-mail on my
attention and send me your confidential fax and phone
number for speedy correspondence. i will highly
appreciate it if you treat this business with strict
confidence it demand for security reasons.
It might surprise you ,why we have choosed you and
trusted you for this transation , we believe that good
person can be discovered and business like this cannot
be realised without trust. This is wy we have decided
to trust you for this transaction. We are looking to
do this business with you . Be further informed that
your interest and security has been considered , so be
rest assured feel free to go into this transaction
with us, but let honesty and trust be our watchword
through out the process of this transaction and your
prompt reply will be highly appreciated
Email:mr_raymond1_brown2@hotmail.com
GOD BLESS.

BEST REGARD,
mr_raymond1_brown2@hotmail.com
[FMWH]

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