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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +221 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • yusufmalick@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: yusuf malick <yusuf001malick@web.de>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:16:51 +0200
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED




DIRETOR/GENERAL
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
SENEGAL.

FOR YOUR ATTENTION ONLY .

First,i must solicit your confidence in these transaction.I am a high placed official working with the ministry of finance,here in Dakar, Senegal west Africa. my department(the treasury department). Runs into several thousand millions of Dallars monthly.

Myself and three other colleagues in this department are currently in need of a foreign partner whose Bank account we can use to transfer the sum of thirty two million,five hundred thousand us dollars ($32,500.000.00). This fund accrued legitimately (but discretely), to us as commission from foreign contracts, through our private connections .

The fund is presently waiting to be remitted by our offshore funds managers to any foreign beneficiary submitted by us to them as the receiver of the fund

However, by virtue of our positions as civil servants in our country,We cannot acquire this money in our names, because as high placed civil servants,We are not allowed by the civil service code of conduct to own or operate accounts outside of our shores.

On the other hand, it is not safe for us to keep the money here due to our unstable political environment.

I have been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues, to look for an overseas partner in whose account we will transfer the sum of $32,500,000.00 us dollars for mutual benefit, and 25% will be your commission, then 5% for any expenses that may occur during the transaction, Hence the reason for this email.

What i am requesting from you is to be our partner and receive the funds in your account in trust.

I plead with you on one issue, please kindly do not expose this information to any on else.I confirm that the transaction is legitimate and without any risks either to ourself or yourself.I will send you all the document you may need for the transaction when i received your reply.and do not forget to reply through this my private email address for security reason yusufmalick@yahoo.co.uk [mailto:yusufmalick@yahoo.co.uk] it's very important.

Am looking for your urgent response immediately you receive this mail for mor details.

Yours faithfully,

MR,Yusuf Malick.

Director/General.

Ph +221,6848,231.
Email ad, yusufmalick@yahoo.co.uk [mailto:yusufmalick@yahoo.co.uk]



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