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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Hasu Patel" <great_associate@msn.com>
Reply-To: hasu_patel03@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 14:17:47 +0000
Subject: Attension From Hasu Patel(Esq)


Attn
I am Hasu Patel ,an attorney to
Late Dennis e Berkins an
expertriate Engineer here in cotonou.I
received a memo from the foreign
operations unit of the optimum
resource and finance bank for an
interview on some funds that belongs
to my client Dennise Berkins.

The Bank informed me on their policy
to Freeze the account and redirect
this funds $45m usd back to
government treasury because they saw no
next of kin in his entire file
within the bank and his account has been
dormant for many years which
is against the policy of the O.R.F Bank.

I am contacting you because
of the need to involve a foreigner who i
can front to make the claim
of this funds with every legal due
proccess. I have resolved to share
this money with you and invest my
share abroad, the sharing ratio is
10% for the foreign operations
manager in the bank who has agreed to
guide us for the success of our
objectives and 3% for expenses we
might incure in the processing of
this transaction,2% for orphanages
and the less priviledged,60% for me
and 25% for you but it is
negotiable.

I will need your full name and
address, and your
telephone number for further oral clarifications on
this proposal.
Contact me at through my private

Regards

Mr Hasu Patel

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