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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.
  • kensmith190@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ken smith" <kensmith114@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:05:19 +0800
Subject: Dear Sir.


From Mr. Ken Smith
1004 Abbervill Road Clapham
Wandswort,Victoria London
United Kindom
Private Email( kensmith190@hotmail.co.uk)


Dear Sir.

My name is Mr. Ken Smith based in London; I am the Attorney of the Late Mrs.

Stella Obasanjo, the wife of the Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo. Mrs.
Stella Obasanjo just died on the early hours of Sunday 23rd October 2005 in
a hospital in Spain where she went for a surgical operation.
Before the death of Late Mrs. Stella Obasanjo she placed thee sum of Ten
Million, Six hundred United States Dollars (U.S.$10,600,000) in a securities

company which l will disclose to you later.

The Securities Company does not know the content of the boxes in their
vault, I happen to know of the content of these boxes because I am the
attorney handling all Mrs. Stella Obasanjo´s financial matters. The
documents of these funds are in my possession so I seek assistance to get
the funds out of the securities company. I would like to divulge to you that

her family does not know of these funds.

I here by seek a trust worthy person who is ready to assist me in securing
the release and transfer of these funds to a safe account for future
investment purposes. Note that your reward for your participation will be
40% of the total funds. Please respond back with your full contact
information if you are willing to assist me with this transaction via this
e-mail
View web site below for your further confirmation:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4368806.stm

Please send all these information to me immediately for the change of
ownership in your name which you will stand to represent and claims of the
fund that she deposited with the security company.
Your Full name
Your telephone and fax numbers
Your Age/Occupation

Best Regards,
Mr.Ken Smith
Private Email( kensmith190@hotmail.co.uk)

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