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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.
  • kennedy_cole20010@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kennedy cole <geraldchez@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: kennedy_cole20010@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:53:44 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From kennedy cole


From the Auditor
Head of department

LIoyds TSB
United Kingdom.
For your kind attention,
Request for Your urgent assistance/investment
/joint venture.

Complement of the seasons. This message could be strange but real if you pay some attention to it,I could have notified you about it at least for the sake of your integrity. Please accept my sincere apologies. In bringing this message of goodwill to you.In order
to transfer out £15,000,000.00.(fifteen millions pounds sterling) from our bank here I have the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important transaction, believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.

I am Mr Kennedy Cole the auditor and head of computing department LIoyds TSB Bank,United Kingdom. There is an account opened in this bank in 1995 and since my inception into office in 2001, nobody has operated on this account again,after going through some old files, I discovered that if i do not remit this money out urgently, it will be forfeited for nothing.I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with a foreign account as the real beneficiary. i need your co-operation to make this work fine, because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has the correct
information to this account, which i will Give to you when sure of your capability to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions and my advice for our mutual benefit because I don't want to make any mistake, I need your strong assurance and trust.If you are interested, please reply immediately thru this
email:kennedy_cole20010@yahoo.co.uk include your Telephone and Fax number for better
communication.

Sincerely Yours.
Mr Kennedy cole

From Kennedy Contacting You

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