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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.
  • rahman_founder@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rahman Choong" <varsity_founder@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: rahman_founder@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 06:43:02 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION Urgent reply !!!

CHOONG SECURITY BANK LIMITED
Choong Bank Building, No.210,Tingkat 1,2,3,
Jalan Batu Unjur 7,Taman Bayu Perdana,
50400 Kuala lumpur,
Malaysia.
ATTENTION:
FIDUCIARY FURTHER CREDITING OF FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
Ref: Trans103/IOC/Esp Copied 10th June 2006.
Be advised that on 10th July 2006 we received a "Fiduciary Slip"(Draft) for further transfer of £800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds) into our bank from the Hyundai Motor Company as the winner of the Guardian Charity Awards. To this effect we ask you to provide with the following information to enable us process this funds and authorize a transfer to the beneficiary.
-1- Your Full name
-2- Full Contact Address
-3- Your contact details including telephone and fax.
-4- Your Age and Occupation
Please note: In view of the prevailing money laundering / terrorism fund laws, and for our strict security and control purposes, you are hereby requested to activate a Security Trust Account that you have to open with our Bank to facilitate the tracking of Electronic Transmit Amount for direct swift evacuation to your Commercial or Merchant bank accounts. Take note that the valid time for evacuation of any floating cash or fund in our Electronic Transit Account is 21 days. An additional 5 days may apply as extension. Failure to clear out your funds within this period may compel the bank to return the funds to the Federal Depository Commission as Fiduciary Floating Cash, which protects us from accruing taxes as stipulated by the Asia Banking Policy.
As soon as you have furnished with the above information, you will be required to contact our Account Department as that you can fill our account opening form that must be activated by you to enable us deposit your funds into it. Once your account is fully activated with your funds in it you can make an electronic transfer online with our secured online banking portal.
get back to me on this email:rahman_founder@yahoo.com
Best Regards.
Mr. Choong Rahman
Accounts Department

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