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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: collins mark <c_mark813@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ccollins_mmark1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 19:00:06 +0100
Subject: I NEED RESPONSE,Swissair crashed into the Atlantic off Nova Scotia?.


From the desk of Mr Collins Mark,
Prime Trust Bond,London Uk.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr Collins Mark, The Auditor General of Prime Trust Bond
London.I decided to contact you personally coupled with the fact that, so many miscreants have taken possession of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate business class persons to get attention and recognition.

There is no way for me to know whether I will be properly understood,
but it is my duty to write and reach out to you.For I know that you
are the owner and the beneficiary of the deposited funds according to
our file. We receive and attend to foreign dignatories
on fund management to invest in a unique blend of profitable business
venture.

There is this immigrant (Mr Michael Gambone) who was a gas
consultant here in UK, who happens to be one of our very good clients.
He died with his wife(Mrs Deborah Gambone)on board the Swissair Flight
111 , which crashed into the Atlantic off Nova Scotia in september 2nd 1998. The news of this crash was on the news which we have notified his relatives to no avail.See links below for more detail information:

http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/08/swissair.02/

Before his death, he was having a closing balance of $3.5Million(Three
million five hundred thousand dollars only) in his bank account.


All attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.I feel to contact
you the benefactor and heir apprent to the deposited fund. I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information.

1, Your full Name,
2, Your contact Address
3, Your private Mobile phone.
4, Your age and profession.

All information and documents to facilitates this claim will be giving
to you.On conclusion of the transaction,we shall decide on how much should be given to me.

Your Faithfully,
Mr Collins Mark.
AUDITOR PRIME TRUST BOND COMPANY LONDON.


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