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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • juliet_l105@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: juliet lamine <juli_06lamine@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 10:22:38 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Letter From Juliet


>From Mrs juliet Lamine
Ave 9 Rue 26, Yopougon,
Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire
Private Email: juliet_l105@yahoo.fr

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mrs Juliet Lamine ,the wife of late Mr Mark Lamine and my two little children George and smith from a Royal family in Ghana. My late husband was a highly reputable business magnet-(a cocoa merchant)who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days.
It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad.
Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.But God knows the truth!

Before my husband death he told me he has the sum of fourteen million,seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$14.700,000)left in one of the prime bank here in abidjan. He instructed the bank not to release this money to me not until i present a foreign partner who will claim this money as his or my business partner should anything happen to him .

I beleive that the time has come for me to retrive this money from the bank. I need your help for the retrivemet of this fund as a foreign partner .This is because we have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. The death of my husband actually brought alot of sadnees to our life.

I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help us as your family ?
2. Can we completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you ?
Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible

Thanks
Mrs Juliet lamine






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