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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27837713766 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • jjmm_1965@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "JOHN MARTINS" <johnmartins1972@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jjmm_1965@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:06:24 +0200
Subject: Business Enquiry

FROM MR.JOHN MARTINS.
TEL:+27-83-771-3766.
Email::jjmm_1965@yahoo.com


FOREIGN INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

Dear Sir/Madam,


Good day,

I am Mr. John martins, the Director of Operations South East Diamond
Surveillance Commission. My commission is saddle with the responsibility of
Monitoring Diamond Mining against illegal Mining; conflicts Diamonds;
Diamond Rackets in the South East African States. I request your
co-operation in this confidential transaction of cash money amounting to the
sum of Thirty Five Million Dollars. $35,000.000.00.

I and my colleague secured this fund during the course of our duty in the
case of Six Hundred-Million Dollars Conflicts Diamond and Mining Rackets.
Our duty covers a lot of financial activities. Due to our sensitive position
and civil code of conduct which does not allow us to own or operate a
foreign bank accounts and a lot of other things, we seek your cooperation in
this deal to externalize this fund. It is a strictly bank transaction.

We will provide the necessary logistics/finance for this project if you are
interested in this deal, please reply to my personal mail box:
jjmm_1965@yahoo.com, I will give you all the documentations including
details for a hitch free transaction. I want to assure/guarantee you that
this deal has been structured for a hitch free and successful transaction
without risk. The fund is untraceable by any persons or Government. This
transaction will be structured with legal documentation to cover the fund.

Finally, I will give you a quarter of the total sum as your commission for
your corporation. While I waits for your reply along with your telephone
number.

Yours sincerely.

Mr John Martins.

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