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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.
  • simonjebba@tiscali.co.uk
  • simonjebba@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "SIMON JEBBA" <simonjebba@tiscali.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: simonjebba@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:53:45 +0000
Subject: SALES OF GOLD AND DIAMOND




Dear,
Please bear with me for sending this letter to you surprisingly. My
name
is Mr SIMON JEBBA, a young man originally from SIERRA LEONE in west
Africa.
My sole purpose of contacting you is for you to assist me in selling in
your
country or elsewhere of my rough (uncutted) diamonds and gold which
weighs
14,220 carats,from (3-45 carats),(3kg gross)on the
scale,("H"VS-1quality),
all rough and worths about(US$10Million).
The diamonds was deposited by my late father in a security firm and it
is waiting for my order to be transfered as I am the "NEXT OF KIN" to
the deposit, as it is indicated in all the depositional documents.I am
presently living in dakar senegal
i will give to you 20per of the total amount involved if you should
help me
to sale these stones or get any body that will buy them.Or help me to
move them
to a place where they could be sold.

I do not have any business experience, and i am looking forward to your
professional
business advice,I am here in Dakar Senegal since after the war that was
formerly
in my country,I am looking forward to you for the transfer of the
diamonds
and gold to your country or other countries you may suggest.
YOU CAN CONTACT ME VIA simonjebba@tiscali.co.uk, and,
simonjebba@yahoo.com


thank you and God bless
SIMON JEBBA

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