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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • danlami_esq2003@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: danlami esq <danlami_esq2003@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:59:46 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ITS URGENT AND IMMEDIATE --CALL ME ON TEL-+22507907843---DANLAMI MOHAMED ESQ .


Sir,

Respect to your promise to send the said fee yesterday what happened I advise you to hasten up regards the urgency and send the $75,000.00 by swift transfer to the stated new company account in Cyprus without any mistake or delay.

Take immediate heed to my advise and act accordingly and please send me the payment transfer reciepts for confirmations and withdrawal.

Awaits your co-operations and regards the diplomatic delivery its risky regards terrorist activities fund suspect or even money laundry but by draft payment confirmation in your bank account is certified and confidential.

Send the required finance as promised and we effect the fund payment through the legetimate proceed since is a contract debt settlement by draft payment issued already on your name and favour.

Awaits your utmost co-operations

Danlami Mohamed Esq

Tel-+22507907843


Dear Danlami

I should be in a position to transfer the funds today or tomorrow

I will contact you when it is done

Justin Thyme

On 7/24/06, danlami esq <danlami_esq2003@yahoo.fr> wrote: Attn-Mr Justin Thyme

Sir,

Respect to the fund remittance of the said $25 million dollars to be creditted to your account by draft payment system to your designated account without any hindrance from any channel.


Note I advise you to resend the $75,000 dollars to my new company account in cyprus and i promise you wetin 48 hours the finance is recieved the draft will be endorsed certified and dhl this to your destination address for submition to your bank for confirmations and withdrawal.

Take immediate heed to my advise and send this fee which is holding the immediate creditting of the said $25 million dollars to your account by payment draft cheque which has been issued already on 04-07-2006 pending when I recieved the said finance to complete all the legetimate required endorsements to state the origin of fund as legetimatly aquired and the draft will be endorsed certified for confirmation and withdrawal .Do you now understand?

I state the new account to send the said finance below and please immediately you send the money send me the reciepts of the transfer payment slip for evidence to retrieve the money from my foreign company account here without any delay.


Note you should pay the $75,000 to this my new companies account below in same cyprus regards confidentiality.

Account details thus----

pay to---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ASTABON TRADING & CONTRACTING LTD.
UNIVERSAL BANK -KOLANAKI BANKING CENTER
LIMASSOL- CYPRUS.
SWIFT CODE--UNUKCY2N
IBAN--CY13011000521359000031619116 USD
ACCOUNT NUMBER-135/9000316/19116

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Mr Justin I need your immediate co-operations and I asure you wetin 48 hours I recieved the said finance that the $25 million dollars will reach your account through payment draft cheque confirmations in your designated bank account which will be endorsed immediately I offset the revenue charges with the insurance mandate fee hard copy will be issued and I will dhl this without any single delay to your required destination address.

Call me for sound verbal clearifications and asurance for an ultimate desired success to be achieved to enable me get my promised share percent than all your delays like I always advise a stich in time saves nine like a word is enough for a wise.


Awaits your utmost and immediate co-operations.

Yours truely sincere at service and progress

Danlami Mohamed Esq

Tel-+22507907843



NB-NO TIME TO WASTE ..





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