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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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• 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.
  • eyedema203@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "victoria eyedema" <victoria32211@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 20:37:02 -0700
Subject: urgent

ATTEN:
MY NAME IS MRS VICTORIA EYADEMA,SECOND WIFE OF MR G. EYADEMA, FORMER
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TOGO WHO DIED RECENTLY.

BEFORE HE DIED HE KEPT A VERY HUGE FUND PORTFOLIO TOTALLING $27 MILLION IN
THE CUSTODY OF A FUND SECURING OUTFIT IN EUROPE WITH A STRICT INSTRUCTION
THAT THE FUND SHOULD ONLY BE RELEASED TO A TRUSTED BENEFICIARY NOMINATED BY
ME. YOU HAVE BEEN HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IN ALL HONESTY TO HELP THE FAMILY
COLLECT THE FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE .


PLEASE SEND ME YOUR FULL DETAILS SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU THE CONTACT
INFORMATION OF THE OFFICIAL NOW IN CHARGE OF THE FUND.

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THIS INFORMATIONS ALL DOCUMENTS WILL BE UPGRADED TO
CONFIRM YOUR BENEFICIARY STATUS TO THE FUND. AND I WILL IMMEDIATELY SEND YOU
THE CONTACT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY OFFICIAL WHO WILL GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS
ON HOW THEY WILL RELEASE THE FUND TO YOU WITHIN 72HOURS

THE FAMILY SELECTED THIS WAY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE FUND AND BECAUSE THE
PROJECT CAN NOT BE MONITORED BY ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY.

CURRENTLY I AND MY TWO CHILDREN, WILLIAM AND ANGELA BASE HERE IN ACCRA
GHANA,THIS IS BECAUSE MY LATE HUSBAND ELDER SON WHO IS CURRENTLY PRESIDENT
OF THE REPUBLIC OF TOGO IS NOT IN A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH ME AND MY
CHILDREN.

WARM REGARDS,

(MRS) VICTORIA EYADEMA

N.B; I AM CURRENTLY HOSPITALISED BUT MY SON WILLIAM WILL BE CONTACTING YOU.

EXPECTING YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE

PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRAVITE EMAILL EYEDEMA203@HOTMAIL.COM

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