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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.
  • susan_ttower01@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <ssan_tt050@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: susan_ttower01@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:53:34 +0000
Subject: SUSAN TOWER IS SAYING {GOOD-DAY}

Dear Good day,


Before I start, I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to you.
However, I am Mrs Susan Tower, am writing this mail with tears, my husband
happens to be a contractor with Chevron Oil Exploration Company here in
Nigeria.


There was this certain contract he executed with chevron, of which they paid
him off the contract sum that he deposited in a bank here and precisely the
money amount to USD10.3m. my husband embarked on a trip outside the shore of
Nigeria for a business trip, unfortunately he was involved in an air crash
that he lost his life, i am left alone with my two children and the
suffering is becoming too much on me.Presently am here in Nigeria, the load
is getting much on my side, paying for my children school fees is prity
difficult.


The law and constitution here is not favourable since am not an indigene of
the country, i can't have access to
the fund, upon this subject matter i want to present you as my late husband
business partner for the successful claim of the fund, the government law
here stipulates that such uncliamed money will be confiscated into the
government treasury as unclaimed bills.


Note: This should be confidential and above all risk and security free.
Furthermore, in your response Remember to send me immediately your
information as follows: *Your full names**Your full contact address,***Your
private telephone, and Mobile Numbers.****Your Age and Occupation.


We shall share the fund in a common understanding, Any Expenses incurred
by you in the process of processing this funds will be refunded before the
sharing. Should you be interested please send me those information above
required to my Alternate Email Address Below, after which I shall provide
you with more details of this subject matter. Your earliest response to this
mail will be highly appreciated.Have it in mine that you are assisting a
widow for this cause.


Best Regards and Thanks.


Mrs Susan Tower
Email: susan_ttower01@yahoo.fr

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