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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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• 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.
  • bblchambers@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "EU Health Commission." <estherww1@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: bblchambers@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:29:34 +0100 (BST)
Subject: EU Health Commission USA Job Offer !!!


EU Health Commission USA Job Offer !!!
EUROPEAN UNION HEALTH COMMISSION ON HIV/AIDS
(in partnership with)
OLAF
European Commission
B-1049 Bruxelles BELGIQUE

SPECIAL VACCANCIES/JOB OFFER

We are reaching you for a humanitarian committed services to HIV/AIDS patients/victims in Europe and Asia.The category of persons involved in
this package are the Displaced, homeless and traumatized HIV/AIDS victims in their teens and youths that are not able to afford retroviral
treatment.

To meet up with the growing needs and challenges of this scourge and dreaded disease in europe and asia,the EU Health Commission in London is
recruiting commission agents / officers in the USA as donations receiving and disbursement of funds executives accountable to our London office.

Special emphasis is placed on HONESTY and ACCOUNTABILITY as a pre-requisite for employment.

If you are interested, kindly send to us a reply with this informations below to this email address : bblchambers@yahoo.com

1. FULL NAMES
2. FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
3. PHONE/FAX NUMBERS
4. PRESENT OCCUPATION
5. AGE

Thank You

Mr. Brian Lloyd.

E.U ASSISTANT HEALTH COMMISSIONER.

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