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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.
  • +447040113478 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Presidentbailey Ssandrich" <presidentbaileyssandrich@dnsau.org.uk>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:24:40 GMT
Subject:

THE DNSAU ORGANISATION,
77, Crawford Road,
Gillingham DF3 G8Q,
London, United Kingdom.

2006 CONFERENCE INVITATION.

Dear Sir/Madam,
Compliments of the season! Are you inthe financial and/or real estate business? or just an extravagant individual

who wish to get first hand knowledge of the Financial and Real Estate Sectors in European Countries and the

United States of America?

If your answers is YES, Then it is your opportunity to accept this invitation to attend THE DNSAU Organsation

Conference. This year's conference is organised in conjunction to FREEDOM 55 (United Kingdom) and FINANCE

AND DEVELOPMENT (United States of America).

The theme of the conference is FINANCING THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR IN EUROPE AND AMERICA. It

will main on the dilapidated areas of America affected by the Hurricane in the last quater of 2005. We could

change it into an International Estate Zone and attract investors and also seek avaliability of access land for

establishment of estate facilities in European Countries.

The conference is scheduled to hold in Salford City, Manchester, United Kingdom from the 3rd -11th of Febuary

2006 and in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States of America between 20th - 29th March 2006.

Highlights of the benefits of the program is simply:
- Introduction into $50,000/28,000 GBP monthly investment allowance to explore
the realtors markets.
- Free Visa and United Kingdom Work and Stay Permits.

INTERESTED?? For more on the programme catalogue outline and additional informations.

The Reservation Officer,
Mr. WIlcrest Richard
wilcrestrichard@dnsau.org.uk
+44 704 011 3478.

Hope to hear from you soon.
Regards,
Mr. Bailey S. Sandrich
President, DNSAU Organisation, UK  

 

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