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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.
  • futureforthenextgeneration2006@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Pastor James Okoro" <christcrusadersmission@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 02:05:40 -0600
Subject: ATTENTION

Hello,

God bless you,

My names are Pastor James Okoro and i will want to inform you that christian
worldwide Association and UNESCO will be holding a international conference
in Mexico and Nigeria taking place on the 20th of febuary 2006 to the 25 of
febuary 2006.
Title of the conference is Future for the Next Generation.the conference is
being sponsored by Unesco and Christian worldwide Association.
Being the President of Christian worldwide Association.
I have been giving the opportunity to select representatives for this event
from diffrent countries and their attendance is on sponsorship(visa and
airticket) will be taking care of by our sponsors.
Kindly contact the conference co-ordinator and tell him you got a mail from
me and he will register you for this event.Her name is Karen Brown and her
email is futureforthenextgeneration2006@yahoo.com.
God bless you.

Your Faithfully,

Pastor James Okoro.

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