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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • eddy_brown222@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "eddy brown" <eddybrown1919@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: eddy_brown222@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 03:23:08 +0100
Subject: Expecting your response.

ATTN: Good Day,

I want you to patiently read this offer. I am Mr. EDDY BROWN
the Head of Delegation to the World Bank in West Africa. I am the linkman
between the Organization For Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC and the
petroleum sector in a West African country. I also attend OPEC meetings
constantly in Geneva on the auspices of World Bank.

Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was able to make
US$30Million, which is currently deposited in a Security company somewhere
in Europe. I want you to assist me to claim this money as I cannot claim it
directly because I am still a civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau
forbids me to acquire such amount of money. It is on this basis that I am
contacting you for assistance, if you will be interested; claim documents
have been processed and will be sent to you. The documents with which the
fund is deposited will be changed to reflect you as the new beneficiary so
that you will be eligible to collect the fund on my behalf.

I will give you 25% of the fund for this assistance while 65%will is for me
and 10% will be for expenses that may be incurred on both sides. I am aware
of the international monitoring of all large-scale financial movements after
the September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on America and to avoid any state
of financial investigation I will provide a classified clearance paper from
the relevant body, which will exonerate the money from drug, money laundered
or terrorist Related proceeds.

Kindly respond to my proposal through this my private
Email: eddy_brown222@yahoo.co.uk for security reasons on the receipt of
your mail indicating interest. I want to assure you that there is no risk
attached in this transaction. You should also provide me with your private
telephone and fax numbers for easier communication.

Expecting your response.

Best regards,

Mr.Eddy Brown

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