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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • aziz_usman@ourwest.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "aziz usman" <aziz_usman30@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 03:18:37 +0000
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT

FROM MR,AZIZ USMAN
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF
BANK OF AFRICA(BOA).
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.
(TOP SECRET )
Dear friend,
I am Aziz Usman the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of
Bank Of Africa(BOA) Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso West Africa with due respect
and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that
will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction .During
our investigation and auditing in this bank,
my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased
person who died on October 31st 1999 in a plane crash and the fund has been
dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our
custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this
development.The said amount was U.S $11.5M (Eleven million Five hundred
United States dollars). As it may interest you to know,
I got your impressive information through a boy I know very well whom is
expact in searching in Burkina-Faso chamber of foreign relations here in
Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso but with the information I gave him, he did it but
left you to well clear me with a clear information to be sure of you I will
love to hear from you whether you or not.
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the
confide next of kin to the deceased, to get the required approval and
transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and
directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you
indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your
self to this great business opportunity.
In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of
transfer because I work in this bank.This is the actual reason why it will
require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin
with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present a foreign
account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his
request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the
correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from
to your own designation bank account.I will not fail to inform you that this
transaction is 100% risk free.On smooth conclusion of this transaction,

you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 5% will
be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of
transfer and also telephone bills,20% will be set aside for the poor and the
needy after we have received the money, while 45% will be for me. Please,
you have been advised to keep "top secret" as I am still in service and
intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you.I will be
monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money
in your account and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent
sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and
further investment, either in your country or any country you advice us to
invest in.
All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear from
you.Here is my personal information:
1.My name in Full: Aziz Usman
2.House Address : 4011 Evn de ouaga
3.Occupation : Banker
Reply back to my new email address:( aziz_usman@ourwest.com )I look forward
to receive your reply as the urgency implies.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Aziz Usman

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