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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.
  • princesam_samuel@yahoo.com
  • princesam_samuel@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "sam samuel" <samuel_sam21@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: princesam_samuel@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 05:04:30 +0000
Subject: CAN YOU BE HONESTY?

FROM THE PALACE OF LATE
CHIEF MATHEW OBI.
TRADITIONAL RULER
ISOKO COMMUNITY WARRI
DELTA STATE NIGERIA
Email: princesam_samuel@yahoo.com

ATTN.

I write to you on trust and with confidence. My name is Prince Samuel Obi
the son of Chief Mathew Obi the traditional ruler of Isoko Community, Warri,
Delta State, Nigeria the oil richest state in Nigeria over the crisis.
The crisis started on the 15th of April, 2005 when my Late father Chief
Mathew Obi who is the former traditional ruler was killed during the oil
crisis in warri Delta State because of oil location fund. which the federal
government paid monthlty to the community for develoment to my Late
father the value is US US10m monthly for oil location fund for development
of the community before he was killed. Right now, I am looking for a very
safe solution to secure my Late father finances as well as the fund in a
security company in Ghana.
I have make all the arrangement to transfer the fund out of the country
because its my duty to sort all the financial documents belonging to my
Late father's palace in my community, on the cause of the matter, I
discovered that my Late father have US45million US Dollars of which the
officials in the palace is not aware of and will never be aware of. I am
compelled to request your assistance to claim this fund from the security
company in Ghana.
I will compensate you with 30 percent of this fund in good faith and trust
while 70 percent shall be for me. I do need to assure you that there is
absolutely no risk involved in this.
All I need from you is your assistance to stand as the original beneficiary
of this fund. if you accept this offer, I will appreciate your finely
response.please contact me on my privte Email: .princesam_samuel@yahoo.com
Thanks amd God bless.
Regard.
Prince Samuel Obi.


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