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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.
  • maci_boga02@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: maci boga doudou <maci_boga02@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 17:30:50 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSITANCE IN THIS TRANSACTION


Maci Boga Doudou

Email: maci_boga02@yahoo.ca

I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONDS

Dear One,; my name is Maci Boga Doudou the daughter of the former vice president; from the country of cote'd ivoire, i am the only surviving daughter of the late mr Emile Boga Doudou , who was a top political members in cote'd ivoire, which was eliminated by the rabels group,on the 19 september 2002.Since the death of my father i have been worried over what he told me before his death.
I was besides him at his hospital bed when he gave to me the key of his wardrop to gets a documents of some secrets deposite he made in a finnace house in europe,he told me he wanted to make use of that money for his political ambitious,but unfortunately at this time his life was taken away from him(may his soul rest in the perfect peace of the LORD).
Their was some thing he told me incase am able to gets some one who could be of a help to retrive this consignment box,he said he never made mention of the content as money but he said it was registered as a( family tresure ) that he would also want me to mentain that till the consignment is safe then i should open it and bank the money for my feature,please am afraid of been betrayed by any one around me,most expecially hear in cote d ivoire since all those who will have help me happens to be those who killed him,these are my major reason why i have decided to contact a foreigneer to help me out,you will also have to prepare for my coming over to your country to complete my education and see to the management of that money before i gets a good husband that will take it over from you.
I will be expecting your reply as soon as you come to a decisions to be of this great help to me and my generation.
my regards,
Maci


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Lèche-vitrine ou lèche-écran ? Yahoo! Magasinage.

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