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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "we will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • z_kamara70@yahoo.it

Fraud email example:

From: Zulu Kamara <z_kamara74@yahoo.it>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:37:33 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Wrongful With Holding Your Over Due Payment


Wrongful With Holding Your Over Due Payment
West African Monitoring Institution
Reu 15 Apkapka 8745.
REPUBLIC Du BENIN - COTONOU
General Zulu Kamara.
Reporting from Benin Republic.

I resumed duty recently as policy harmonization chairman on public debt
a committee set up by West African Monitoring Institution (WAMI) under
the able presidency, my office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions here in Africa that is to tell you that I am committed to upholding and defending the constitution and lawsof West African Monitoring Institution as well as achieving a higher levelof public safety and security through the prosecution of criminals in the state. The purpose of the committee among other is to investigate, verify and settle alloutstanding total pending payment owned to citizens and foreigners with maximum security.

And records before me has revealed that your payment has not been effected as a result of official negligence as your fund has been identified either as ghost file, UNCLAIMED DEPOSITS/INHERITANCE PAYMENT, AWARD WINING AND OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT PAYMENT ETC;This is due to many abnormalities had happened in the institutions where some top official of the apex institutions are interested in your payment and they collaborate with impostors who are carrying a fake portfolios with levies misled and misguided about the position of your fund and having the opportunity to extort money from you and leave the beneficiaryhalf way that made it too longer up till date that explains why youreceive different kinds of untrue emails and phone call from different people everyday.

Due to the prevailing situation worldwide on cash movement and transfer of Hugh sum of money, the West African Monitoring Institution WAMI has decided to use this opportunity to compensate the entire victim who some Africa has duped,with BANK EXPRESS BOND WORTH $700,000.00 (See the confirmation RC 289.820.307 / 800000051*93**2898203076) for the first trenches in your favour the rest amount follows immediately.

However, I want you to understand the nature of this very transaction it is by two ways for you to receive this payment, first by paying you with the Bank Express Bond this means that the cheque will be send to you along with all documentations that has to do with the origin of the funds in other to exonerate you from any form of investigations or interrogation and to authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has no linkswhatsoever with either drugs or terrorism .all you need to do is to take it to any bank or cashing point so that they can discount the total amount in your favourand give you the cash. OR we can convert the Bank Bond into liquid cash and transfer direct to your nominated account.

For the immediate take off and simultaneous clear up discrepancy in your file,it is obligate under the agreement which is regulating this transfer that you will pay $185. to enable us automate your information on the transfer script so as to legitimately effect the transfer to your position .more so, confirm your full Name, your Complete Address, and telephone number: to this E-mail:Gen Zulu Kamara z_kamara70@yahoo.it the requested information is to ensure that no mistake or error is made and we will advice you on how to send the money across to enable us finalise thistransfer. Please let us know which of the options youconsider in this very transaction.

Finally note that we have a specific time to transfer your fund and you have to know that this is the final stage and the most importantand most fragile stage of this transaction so you have to act fast to avoid any further delays that may be detrimental to the whole process the consequences of not adhering to this warning would be yours
awaiting your gently reply to enable us proceed.

Best Regards,
General Zulu Kamara

NB/ please be well known that your funds has been "legally bonded and
insured'',so because of this insurance policy the bank or any of our
officials have no legal authority to deduct or add to the value of your funds.



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