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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.
  • marjhsonn@lycos.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr.Mark Johnson <marjhsonn@lycos.com>
Reply-To: marjhnson@lycos.com
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:53:05 +0100
Subject: From: Dr.Mark Johnson


From: Dr.Mark Johnson
Email: marjhsonn@lycos.com

I want you to patiently read this offer. I am Dr.Mark Johnson, the special adviser to the minister for Energy Affairs and minerals in Mauritius. I am also the linkman between the diamond mining sector and the Mauritius Government. I also attend meetings constantly with the minister on matters bothering on the sales of Diamond and other minerals resources.

Through the sale of our country's diamond which I directly oversees, I was able to make US$12.2million,which is currently deposited in an European security and finance company.

I want you to assist me to claim this money as I cannot claim it directly because I am still a civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau forbids me to acquire such amount of money. It is on this basis that I am contacting you for assistance.

If you will be interested, all you will do is to travel to European (where this funds is deposited) after all official claim documents have been processed and sent to you and claim the funds on my behalf.

The documents with which the fund is deposited will be changed to reflect you as the new beneficiary so that you will be eligible to collect the fund on my behalf.

You will be adequately compensated for your participation and assistance.

Kindly respond to my proposal through this e-mail address and you should enclose your full details while responding to this message for further contacts.

Expecting your response.
Best regards
Dr.Mark Johnson

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