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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • mariam_kone600@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mariam kone <mariam_kone600@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:57:11 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Good day


from mariam_kone600@yahoo.ca



GoodDay,

My name is mariam kone, I am 19 years old now. Presently I am seeking refuge in this country Cote D Ivoire under UN. I came acrosss your contact as I was seeking for an individual whom I will get into partnership in terms of plans investment that is someone who will be willing to coperate with me on my present condition. My parent died some years ago ,as the only child I inheriated all his property both home and abroad. But something happen alone the line,my father's relations started dragging the property my father left behind due to the fact that Iam still a kid. Because my mother was from a different country,they refused her having share of the property and they send her away while the try kill me and have the whole property. That is the reason why ran away to secure my life here under the UN,my distination remain unknown to them and confidential to anyone but I have to disclose this to you based on the fact i am seeking your attention to assistance me. The only hope
I have today is the deposit here in Cote D Ivoire which is this fund 12.2 million euro which I wanted to invest secret which is been secured with this private finance firm. I intend to find someone like you who I will trust to handle this investment in your country,and I am looking unto you for the below procedure : 1.You will stand on my behalf and take care of the recieving of the fund and transfer to your position as the sole beneficary . 2.The investment has to be under your name which you will be in tittle to 40% percent of annual income,50%for me while 10% goes for the mentainance. 3.This transaction will be terminated after the period of 6 years unless I decided to sign another agreement with you. If you accept and willing to proceed with it ,kindly let me know by sending your full name,address,phone and fax and I will provide you with all necessary information and procedures involved. For now we have to communicate through email for confidential purposes so
therefore all your mail have to be sent to my private email: (mariam_kone600@yahoo.ca) Sincerely yours, Mariam Kone.



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