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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • jjj_walter100@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Jeff=20Walter?= <jjj_walter100@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: jj_walter7@myway.com
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 04:26:15 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Inquiry


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: jjj_walter100@yahoo.co.in

Attention:


I am Mr. Jeff Walter the Auditor General of a Bank here in Africa. There is an Account opened in this bank and for something now no body has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be fortified for nothing.


The owner of this account is Mr. Phillip Moore, a Foreigner and a miner at delth Gold Co, a geologist by Profession. Since after his death, no other person knows about this account or anything concerning it. The account has no other beneficiary and my Investigation Proved to me as well that his company does not know anything about his account and the amount involved is USD 36m) Thirty Six Million United States Dollars.


I am only contacting you as a foreigner because the bank is going to welcome you as a foreigner and for the fact you have the correct information about this account, which I will give to you before we proceed. I strongly believe in God that you will never

let me down in this business because you are the only person i have contacted in this business. I need you’re full co-operation to make this work fine.


If you are Capable to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice we will achieve this money immediately, because this opportunity might not come again in life. I will also use my Position in the bank to Influence and affect legal approvals and immediate onward transfer of this Money into your account with appropriate clearance from the ministries and Foreign Exchange department. Once we conclude this transfer, you will get 25% of the total amount as your own share. As soon as I receive your response, we will proceed with the transfer.


I look forward to your earliest reply through this e-mail jjwalter@walla.com


Yours sincerely,


Mr. JJ WALTER



- Jeff Walter

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