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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.
  • donatusandsister10@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM DONATUS WEST" <donatusandsister9@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: donatusandsister10@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 00:27:04 +0000
Subject: Asalammualaikum Warahmatullah.From Donatus West and Sister Faith

Dearest One.

Based on the information I gathered about you from a very reliable source, We are very happy to send this message to you. I hope you will consider and give it urgent and favorable reply. My name is Donatus West 24years old, and Sister Faith West a citizen of Sierra - Leone, Daughter & Son of late Dr. MUSTAMIN WEST who before his death was the person managing the Sierra - Leone gold and diamond corporation( SGDC ) .

I hope you are aware of the war which has ravaged my country for the past years now. It was in one of this attack by the rebels that led to the death of my Father and my Mother including two of my Elder Sister, now is left alone with my younger Sister Faith.

I was terrified of the situation and because of this I escaped from Sierra - Leone to Dakar Senegal into a refugee camp but brought along the sum amount of $25 Million United State Dollars which our late parents deposited with a prime bank here in Dakar Senegal.

For now, I have every information and document needed for the Collection of the deposit with the BANK and I want you to Act as our foreign beneficiary of the deposit for easy and smooth collection to your account abroad for investment purposes. Kindly furnish me with your contact information such as your full name, Mobile phone & fax number.

Take Note, our aim of contacting you is to seek for your able assistance as a front in transferring this fund abroad into an account, then as a business developer, you can help me to invest wisely in areas you deem lucrative and finally obtain a residential permit for us to stay comfortable in your country of abode.

Moreover in course of this transaction, we have decided to give you 30% and additional 10% if they are any expenses you may incure in the process of assisting me in this transaction. Finally I implore you to treat this transaction with secrecy and confidentiality for security reasons. Reach us faster through our alternate email address.
Email. donatusandsister10@yahoo.com

Thanks and remain blessed in the name of almighty Allah.

Yours True Daughter & Son.
Donatus West & Sister Faith.

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