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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.
  • r_o_anderson@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "sans frontieres" <parisbasecharity@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 19:17:43 +0000
Subject:

Good Day My Dear Friend,

How is things going with you, hope is fine. Let me introduce myself to
you, I am Robert Oliver Anderson, the Account Officer to Medicines Sans
Frontieres Paris-based Charity Home in collaboration with Asia Tsunami
Victims. I am writing to you in respect of the charity donation campaign,
were there was an over estimated amount of 22 million euro from the total
sum of 105 million euro allocated for Aids projects collected by MSF from
its 19 branches across the globe donated by individual, NGO, and Government.
MSF wants to redirect unspent money to other crises and Tsunami donors who
do not support those causes can have their money back by seeking for a
reimbursement.

Please check the web link for more information:
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/30849/newsDate/18-May-2005/story.htm

I am soliciting for your kind support, co-operation and trust warden
companion to work with me in the transfer of this fund, by acting as one of
those that have donated fund to this organization and would want his/her
fund reimbursed back to him/her since the fund is mark as unspent. So that
this over estimated fund will be transfer to you for us to share.
If there is any way you find consistencies, interest and willingness to give
me assistances in the transfer of this fund, reply to my personal mailbox:
r_o_anderson@yahoo.fr for details. And I will then send you all backing
documents that were issue to those who donated to victims of tsunami through
MSF. This over estimated fund has being put under control and do not
entertain doubt in assisting me on this fund transfer. In regards to your
agreement with me, I will then inform you on your percentage for your
assistance.



Best Regards,
Robert Oliver Anderson
Account Officer,
To Medicines Sans Frontieres Paris-Base Charity Home.

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