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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • mrcahmed@rock.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrc Ahmed" <mrcahmed20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrcahmed0@ourwest.com
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 21:55:04 +0000
Subject: TOP SECRET REQUEST FOR URGENT REPLY.

ROM MR,CHEZ AHMED
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF
BANK OF AFRICA(BOA).
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.

(TOP SECRET )

Dear friend,
I am chez Ahmed the director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of Bank Of Africa(BOA) Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso West Africa with due
respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction
that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction .
During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died
on October 31st 1999 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his
account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody
either from his family or relation before our discovery to this
development.The said amount was U.S $11.5M (Eleven million Five hundred
United States dollars). As it may interest you to know, I got your
impressive information through a boy I know very well whom is expact in
searching in Burkina-Faso chamber of foreign relations here in Ouagadougou
Burkina-Faso but with the information I gave him, he did it but left you to
well clear me with a clear information to be sure of you I will love to hear
from you whether you or not.
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the
confide next of kin to the deceased, to get the required approval and
transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and
directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you
indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit
your self to this great business opportunity.
In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in
this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a
foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the
time of transfer because I work in this bank.
This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow
who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath
to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money
to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification
and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole
money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free.
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30%
of the total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care
of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone
bills,20% will be set aside for the poor and the needy after we have
received the money, while 45% will be for me. Please, you have been advised
to keep "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from
service after we conclude this deal with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you
confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country
for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously
indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you
advice us
to invest in.
All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear
from you.

Here are my personal information:

1.My name in Full: Mr Chez Ahmed
2.House Address : 4011 Evn de ouaga
3.Occupation : Banker
4.Age : 42 year old

Reply back to my new email address:( mrcahmed@rock.com )
I look forward to receive your reply/ as the urgency implies.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Chez Ahmed

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