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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.
  • michealgwalsh1@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "micheal walsh" <michealgwalsh@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:10:40 +0000
Subject: RE: YOUR MAIL FROM PRINCE WALSH MICHEAL

FROM :PRINCE WALSH MICHEAL
FROM :ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE

GREETINGS TO YOU,


IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE TO YOU AFTER MY SEVEN DAYS FASTING AND PRAYERS, l
AM PRINCE WALSH MICHEAL THE SON OF LATE KING GERALD WALSH FROM (FREE TOWN
'MENDE'IN THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE),I AM 20 YEARS OF AGE, MY FATHER OWNS
A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OF COCOA AND GOLD IN MY COUNTRY.

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AFTER HIS TRIP TO ABIDJAN COTE D´IVIORE TO NEGOTIATE ON A COCOA AND GOLD
BUSINESS HE WANTED TO INVEST IN ABIDJAN . ONE WEEK AFTER HE CAME BACK FROM
HIS TRIP TO ABIDJAN HE HAD A MOTOR ACCIDENT WITH MY SISTER WHICH MY SISTER
DIED INSTANTLY BUT MY FATHER DIED AFTER FIVE DAYS IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN
MY COUNTRY .

IT WAS LIKE MY FATHER KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DIE MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN
PREFECT PEACE . HE DISCLOSED TO ME AND MY MOTHER THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM
OF($25,000,000) TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS INTO ONE OF THE
BANK IN COTE D´IVIORE THAT THE MONEY WAS MEANT FOR HIS COCOA AND GOLD
BUSINESS HE WANTED TO ESTABLISH IN ABIDJAN.

MY FATHER HANDED ME THE DOCUMENTS COVERING THE LODGMENT AND INSTRUCTED ME
AND MY MOTHER TO SEEK FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY BUSINESS PARTNER FOR
OUR LIFE TIME INVESTMENT THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU , NOW I HAVE
SUCCEEDED IN LOCATING THE BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN AND I HAVE CONCLUDED WITH THE
BANK MODALITIES OF TRANSFERRING THE FUND TO AN
ACCOUNT ABROAD.

NOW I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME PROVIDE AN ACCOUNT
FACILITY WHERE I CAN TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO SO THAT WE CAN INVEST IT IN ANY
LUCRATIVE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY HOPE IN LIFE ,I
AND MY MOTHER HAVE PROMISED TO GRATIFY YOU WITH 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR
YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE .

I AM WAITING ANXIOUSLY TO HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS THE
MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION YOU CAN CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE
DISCUSSION . (michealgwalsh1@yahoo.com)

THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE

YOURS SINCERELY,

PRINCE WALSH MICHEAL.

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