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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "j'ai une nouvelle adresse mail" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • mantorashe@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mantorashe1@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?mantorashe=20prinsca?= <mantorashe@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 14:58:54 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: informaton please


J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : mantorashe@yahoo.fr

From Prinsca Mantorashe.

Rue 12 Ave du Maccory

Abidjan Cote d Ivoire



Dear Sir/Madam,



I am a young girl of 22 years old , by name Miss

PRINSCA MANTORASHE the Daughter of late of Dr

ALOYSIUS MANTORASHE From LUANDA ANGOLA, one time by

political appointment Director of International

Affaires Department of ANGOLA PETROL AND NATURAL GAS

who died on a board meeting with the International Oil

Gulf Representatives, in September 11th 2001 at the

World Trade Center in New York City USA.



Sorry I do not know whom you are, but I feel strong to

write you concerning my present predicament at stake

now. I was an under-graduate student of 2rd year,

studying Chemical Engineering At University

in LUANDA ANGOLA, before the date of the urgly

incident occurred last 5 years now. Although I lost my mother

when she was putting to birth my younger brother who

leter died in the hospital with my

mother fourtheen years ago in London United Kindom.

Presently I am in Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire,where I am

looking or seeking for someone who will assist me in

transfering the sum of money my father left in a

suspended account of a Bank here in Abidjan. The

amount is Eleven Million US Dollars ($ 11,000.000.00).

However since, I am his next of kin , I have contacted

you to stand as my Late fathers foreign parter to

receive this money into your account after which I

will join you there.

l are willing to offer you 5% of the total sum of

amount, to you for assistancing me and you will handle

the investment until l finished up my education, and

any expences you made in this transaction must be

minus including your perscentage before investing the

money.

In addition I humbly solicit for you kindly assistance

to help me in investing this money into a good and

profitable business, really my intenssion for

contacting you is not only to help me in

tansfering this fund out of Africa but also to help me

to invest the the money into a business that give at

least 100% profit in two years and nice school where l

will finish up my education.

I am assuring you that this transaction is hatch free

from all indication,because all the document that was

issued to my father at the day he lodged the money are

with me and the are avilable to you on your request.

Please understand my condition and get to me as soon

as possible and please I urge you to keep this

transaction confidential for my secuirty and the

security of the money.

I will be waiting to hearing from you soonest,

May God bless you.

With Best Regards.

MISS PRINSCA MANTORASHE



contact me here: mantorashe1@yahoo.fr



- mantorashe prinsca

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