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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.
  • pavelhassssim@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "PAVEL HASSIM" <pavel_hassim@ukwinninglottry2k5.net>
Reply-To: pavel2005@myway.com
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:05:00 +0000
Subject: LETTER FOR YOU

FROM THE DESK OF
BANK MANAGER CITI
BANK VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS NIGERIA .

REPLY TO MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS:pavelhassssim@yahoo.com

I am Pavel Hassim the Bank Manager CITI BANK , Victoria Island Lagos
Nigeria.

I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On
June 6, 1997,MR JAMES HERDERT BY NAME an Iraqi Foreign
Oilconsultant/contractor with the NIGERAIN NATIONAL PETROLUEM
CORPORATION.

MR.JAMES HERBERT.Made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 36 calendar
months, valued at US$29,500,000.00 (Twenty Nine Million Five hundred
Thousand Dollars only) in my branch.

On further investigation,find out that MR JAMES HERBERT.Did not declare
any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank

This fund US$29,500,000.00 cannot be realease except anyone apply as
the next of kin to MR JAME HERBERT.

Consequently, my proposal is that I want to seek your consent as a
foreigner to stand in as as the next of kin to the deceased so that the
bank will transfer the money to your designated account.

If you are intrested endevour to send your telephone number and fax
number,for more disscusion on thie transaction.

I await your response.

Yours Faithfully
PAVEL HASSIM
MANAGER CITI BANK

WIEDEMANN

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