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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • mabel_maradas1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mabel\.maradas" <mabel.maradas@bol.com.br>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 01:14:31 -0300
Subject: LETTER OF TRUST


DEAR ,

MY NAME IS MRS.MABEL MARADAS, I AM THE MANAGER CREDIT AND ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT GLOBAL BANK PLC LAGOS.I WRITE YOU IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER14-255-2004/CCB/NG.WHO AMONG OTHERS ON BOARD HAD A PLANE CRASH IN USA ON THE 31ST OCTOBER 1999.ALL ON BOARD PERISH AND DIED IN THE PLANE CRASH.

SINCE THE DEMISE OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER MR GEORGE SHIMONY
A LEBANESE IMPORT AND EXPORT TYCOON HERE IN LAGOS . I HAVE KEPT A CLOSE MONITORING OF THE DEPOSIT RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS SINCE THEN NO BODY HAS COME TO CLAIM THE MONEY IN THIS ACCOUNT AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE MR GEORGE SHIMONY,HAS ONLY $10.5MLLION IN HIS ACCOUNT AND THE ACCOUNT IS CODED IT IS ONLY AN INSIDER THAT COULD PRODUCE THE CODE OR PASSWORD OF THE DEPOSIT PARTICULARS. AS IT STANDS NOW, THERE IS NOBODY IN THAT POSITION TO PRODUCE THE NEEDED INFORMATION OTHER THAN MY VERY SELF CONSIDERING MY POSITION IN THE BANK.BASED ON THE REASONS THAT NOBODY HAS COME FOR THE CLAIMS OF THE DEPOSIT AS NEXT OF KIN, I SEEK FOR YOUR CO OPERATION TO USE YOUR NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DESEASED TO SEND THIS FUNDS OUT TO A FOREIGN OFF SHORE BANK ACCOUNT FOR MUTUAL SHARING BETWEEN ME AND YOU ONLY AS I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THE INFORMATION BECAUSE I HAVE REMOVED THE DEPOSIT FILE FROM THE SAFE .BY THIS DOING, WHAT IS REQUIRED FROM YOU IS TO SEND AN APPLICATION SEEKING CLAIMS OF THE DEPOSIT AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE MR SHIMONY.I WILL SEND YOU SPECIMEN OF APPLICATION AS SOON AS YOU CONFIRM YOUR READINESS TO ASSIST ME MOVE THE FUNDS OUT OF THE VAULT OF OUR BANK.

NOTE: THE BANKING RULES AND REGULATIONS IN THIS COUNTRY DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH DEPOSIT TO STAY MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AS AN EXPERTRIATES ACCOUNT , IF THE DEPOSIT STAYS MORE THAN FIVE YEARS THE FUNDS WILL BE INHERITED BY NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED DEPOSIT.
IN VIEW OF THIS DEVELOPMENT I BEG FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND FULL CO-OPERATION TO COME AND LAY CLAIMED TO THIS DEPOSIT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR GEORGE SHIMONY THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVE IN THIS BUSINESS AS YOU WILL BE EQUIPED WITH ALL VITAL INFORMATION OF THE DEPOSI AND THE ACCOUNT.
YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN DOES NOTMATTER, WHAT MATTERS IS YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN HAVING ALL NECCESSARY INFORMATION TO BACK UP YOUR CLAIMS .
NOTE THAT ALL MODALITIES? FOR A HITCH FREE TRANSACTION HAS BEEN PERFECTED FROM MY SIDE I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE ACCOUNT PARTICULARS . I WILL NEED YOUR PHONE NUMBER,FULL NAME AND ADDRESS COMPANY OR RESIDENTIAL SO THAT I CAN COMPUTERISE THEM TO TALLY WITH NEXT OF KIN COLLUM IN THE CERTIFICATEOF DEPOSIT.
FINALLY I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER AS THE NEXT OF KIN IS OCCATIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND FOR THAT ONLY REASON A LOCAL CAN NOT REPRESENT AS NEXT OF KIN.I HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THIS MONEY WITHYOUIN THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF 40%/60% YOU KEEP 40 WHILE I KEEP 60.YOU HAVE MERITED THIS PERCENTAGE BECAUSE YOU WILL PROVIDE THE ACCOUNT WHERE WE SHALL FINALLY TRANSFER THE FUNDS INTO ON A SUCCESSFUL
CLAIMING OF THE DEPOSIT. MY 60% WILL REMAIN IN THE ACCOUNT PENDING MY ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTMENTS.
LASTLY FOR THE IMMEDIATE TAKE OFF OF THIS TRANSACTION YOU HAVE TO CONFIRM YOUR WILLINGNESS AND READINESS TO ASSIST ME RETRIVE THIS DEPOSIT, THEN I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL THE APPLICATION TEXT AND OTHER VITAL INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE DEPOSIT.I ASSURE YOU OF 100% RISK FREE TRANSACTION.TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

YOU CAN CONTACT ME WITH MY PRIVATE
EMAIL: mabel_maradas1@yahoo.com

GOD BLESS!.

YOURS RESPECTFULLY ,

MRS MABEL MARADAS.

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