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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:
  • "cashiers check" (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.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • dr.rwilliams75@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Rainer Williams <dr_rwilliams34@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <dr.rwilliams75@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:33:21 +0000
Subject: JOB APPIONTMENT OFFER........



Hello,My name is Dr Rainer Williams,medical director ActionAid International.I am pleased in offering you a part time job where you work from home without interferring with your present job or appointment.I would like to inform you of both the organization you would be working for and what you would bedoing. Our organization is a charity foundation which enhance social sensitivity to the problem of child problems, with a special emphasis on professionals working with children, who potentially form the first link of the intervention chain and also support on humanitarian services pretty much on surgical issues,mostly on children and the less previledge in the developing countries and the war-zones like Sierra-Leone,Sudan,Rwanda,Liberia,Congo DR etc, improve the competence of professionals working with children in diagnosis and Intervention in cases of child heart surgeries.You can view more about us on our website www.actionaid.org.uk.
As the Medical Director of the foundation,I'm in charge of the life saving programme of the foundation.I head a branch of the organization which is based in the United Kingdom,though myself and my teammates have stayed most of our lives in other parts of the world because we do a lot of travelling most times.Presently , we have just been granted a funding to head a charity support project in the tropical regions of West Africa regarding Surgical issues related to heart diseases and provision of basic amenities in support to humanitarian services especially on surgical issues,mostly on children and the less previledged. However our funding are done by donors,trustees,companies and voluntary organisations and the funds are sent in form of cashiers checks, money orders,travellers checks,bank drafts and bank transfers.
THE JOB This job requires honesty and competence as it involves a lot of money,you receive the payments on our behalf,have them processed at your bank afterwhich you deduct 15% from the total funds as your commission for the great service you have rendered in saving at least a life and have the remaining money sent to any of our territorial managers where the fundwill be urgently needed via Western Union Money Transfer and Money Gram. I will like to know if you are really interested to work for us,as there is a limited vacancy.Bear it in mind that we would be dealing with quite a handfull of cash and you will be making good money working with us as well as being a part of our future. If interested do complete the form below and have it sent to me via email :dr.rwilliams75@gmail.com,
FULL NAME:HOME ADDRESS (NOT POST OFFICE BOX):CITY: STATE:ZIP CODE: COUNTRY: PHONE NUMBER: GENDER: MARITAL STATUS: AGE: NATIONALITY
Hope to hear from you soon. Dr.Rainer WilliamsMedical DirectorActionAid Internationalwww.actionaid.org.uk

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