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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 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.
  • san_kelv@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "SANDRA AND KELVIN GODSON" <san_kelv@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sand_kelv@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:13:50 +0100
Subject: WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR KINDNESS

Dear

Forgive my indignation if this message come to you as a surprise and if
it might offend you without your prior consent and writing through this
channel.

Our names are Kelvin and Sandra godson, we come from Sierra Leone and we
do based now in Senegal as refugees whom seek asylum to the SENEGAL Gov-
ernment.

We used to be taken care of and leave here in Senegal refugees camp. do
to the war we have for the past years now.that has almost come to an
end.
We do come from the family of seven,five children with our parents.sorry
to say this to you, the family of seven have just two people left now
on this earth.The rest of them pass away during the war in my country
years ago. May their gentle souls (R.I.P).And abide with the Lord for
ever and ever amen.

Formely we've been taking good care here by SENEGAL Government but now
the Government is not doing anything to keep our life on going. no food
,no drinking water,no clothes to put on.we now have to labour very hard
to feed our self here doing all the hard work that marchine is supposed
to be doing,that is what we are now doing to put food in our mouth.

Do to the rate of surfering we've decided to look for a way back home
and see what we can do to improver our leaving there.

So whatever you do wish to give to us pls it is been apreciated. your
assistance will put us in our home back where we make things more easier
.thanks very much for your kindness.

Pls dont let us die in hunger and starvation here in Senegal.you can
reach to us by using this e-mail address san_kelv@yahoo.com

May God bless you as you volunteer to assist the poor once life.

Regards

KELVIN AND SANDRA GODSON.

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