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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • dropanwest501@yahoo.com
  • dropanwest2007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: office.center01@microcamp.com.br
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:33:10 -0300
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF Dr OPAN .C. WEST


FROM THE
DESK OF
Dr OPAN
.C.
WESTAUDITING
AND
ACCOUNTING
MANAGER,BANK
OF AFRICA
(B.O.A)ACCRA-GHANA.WEST
AFRICA.EMAIL
/dropanwest501@yahoo.com ATTN;
SIR/
MADAM.,        
I know
this
message
will come
to you as
a
surprise
since we
have not
come in
contact
to each
other
before in
life.As a
matter of
fact, I
got your
contact
from the
internet
but for
the fact
that I do
not have
your
Telephone
and
contact
address,
I decided
to reach
you
through
this
medium. For
the
purpose
of
introduction,
I am Dr
OPAN .C.
WEST
AUDITING
AND
ACCOUNTING
MANAGER,BANK
OF AFRICA
(B.O.A)
ACCRA-GHANA.
An account
was opened
in our
bank in
the year
2000.After
going
through
some old
files in
the
records;
I
discovered
that
nobody
has
operated
in this
Account
since
2002. From
our
records,
the owner
of this
account
is DR.
GEORGE W.
BRUMLEY {a
foreigner
from
U.S.A}.
After
several
notifications
as a
routine
to the
address
of This
distinguished
customer
of ours,
his
employees
told our
management
that DR.
GEORGE W.
BRUMLEY
died when
a Kenyan
Airways
crashed
along the
coast of
West
Africa in
July
2003.Please
I want you
to visit
the
website
for more
information
about the
Plane
Crash and
the
Deceased
DR.GEORGE
W. BRUMLEY
and his
family:www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html My
investigation
proved to
me that
no other
person
knows
about
this
account
or any
thing
concerning
it, the
company
does not
know any
thing
about
this
account
And as
well, the
account
has no
other
beneficiary.
This
account
presently
accommodates
the amount
involving
US$45
MILLION
United
State
Dollars.
With due
Respect
trust and
humanity,
I am
contacting
you
because
of the
need to
involve a
reliable
foreign
beneficiary
with
foreign
account
who will
coordinateThis
motive. I
want you
to assist
me claim
this fund
into your
account.I
need your
full
co-operation
to make
this
object
successful
because
the
management
is ready
to
approve
this
payment
to any
foreigner
who has
correct
Information
of this
account,
which I
will give
to you
immediately
if you are
capable
and
willing
to handle
such
amount
with
confidence
and trust
according
to my
Instructions
and advise
for our
mutual
benefit
because
this is a
life time
opportunity
I do not
want to
miss. I
need a
truthful
person in
this
business
because I
do not
want to
make a
mistake,
besides I
need your
strong
assurance,
trust and
sincerity.
I have to
assure
you that
with my
position
now in
the
office I
can
transfer
this
money to
any
reliable
foreign
account
which you
can
provide
with full
assurance
that this
money will
be safe
and well
guided
pending
my
physical
arrival
in your
country
for
sharing. I
will
destroy
all
document
of
transaction
in my
office
immediately
we receive
this money
leaving no
trace to
any
place. I
will use
my
position
and
Influence
to effect
legal
approvals
and onward
transfer
of this
money to
your
account
with
appropriate
clearance
forms of
the
ministries
and
Foreign
exchange
departments.
You can
also come
to
Republic
of
Accra-Ghana
to discuss
with me
face to
face
after
which I
will make
the
remittance
in your
Presence
and two
of us
will fly
to your
country
for
withdrawal,
sharing
and other
investment
plans. Please
reply
urgently
so that I
will
inform
you the
next step
to take
towards
realizing
this fund
immediately.
Send also
your
private
telephone
and fax
Numbers.
I want us
to meet
face to
face or
to Sign a
binding
agreement
to ensure
that we
can
receive
this
money
into a
foreign
account
or any
account
of your
choice.
 At
the
conclusion
of this
business
you will
be given
45% of
the total
amount,
50% will
be for me
and 5%
will be
for any
expenses
that may
Incur
During
this
Transaction,
 Please
reply back
to my
private
email
address(dropanwest2007@yahoo.com).
I look
forward
to your
earliest
reply.
With
regards,Dr
OPAN .C.
WEST.(B.O.A)
_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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