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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • john_england_usarmy@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "John England" <john_england61@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:16:31 -0500
Subject: MATTER OF URGENCY.

Dear Friend,

I am John England, an Army contractor attached to the US Military force in
Iraq . The reason why
I’m explaining my finding to you is to seek for your assistance to enable
you contribute immensely to the actualization of this deal.

On the 28th day of January 2007, me and my group of men, we were alerted on
the need of some
reconstruction works in Haifa Street , a long thoroughfare of high-rise
buildings built and
occupied by Saddam Hussein when he was alive here in Baghdad . Immediately
we proceeded to
the site and as we commence work we discovered an underground bunker in one
of the buildings.
Upon investigation of the bunker to our utmost surprise we discovered two
boxes safely hidden and
sealed, I told my men to open the boxes in order to find out the contents
and when the boxes were opened to our amazement the boxes contained some US
Dollars which amounted to $10.2M after I and two of the men counted them.

I however instructed them to keep this in high secrecy so that we can have
the money to our
selves, they all agreed and came to a conclusion to move the money out of
the country but first
we had to hide the money in a safe and untraceable location.

I am now in desperate need of a “Reliable and Trustworthy” person like you
who would receive,
secure and protect these boxes containing the US Dollars for me up on till
my assignment elapses
here. We cannot leave the boxes here in Iraq for any reason since Iraq is
getting unsafe and
dangerous everyday. I assure and promise to give you 10% of this fund,
however feel free to
negotiate what you wish to have as your percentage in this deal...

Please assure me of your keeping this topmost secret within you so that my
job would not be
jeopardized.For more classified informations,contact me through my private
email address at;

E-mail: john_england_usarmy@yahoo.com

My Sincere regards,
John England

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