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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.
  • abnakojo@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: abna_k@sify.com
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:44:05 +0500 (IST)
Subject: i NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN INVESTING THIS FUND


Dear Sir

My name is Abna K. Kwame,



I am interested in setting up a trading company in your country .please i need your assistance and advice on this project.

Unfortunately ,my husband was killed recently during the war in cote d'lvoire and everything was messed up so my son and my self had to flee to a neighboring country .Ghana where we are currently taking refuge.we have finally decided to have a trading company in your country that will serve both the local and international market and since you are in the field i think you will know the best business that will benefit both of us.



concerning the funds, in actual fact i and my son are in possession of $15.500.000 USD deposited in a

A finance security company here in Ghana in which we have mapped out seven million us Dollar ($7.000.000usd for this projet.my late husband acquired the money when he was appionted a minister during the military regime of late General Robert Guei of cote d'ivoire and deposited the fund in security company here in Accra- Ghana in the name of a foreign business contractor.



I will willingly transfer this money to your account if and only if you can assist us set up a trading company in your country. after a successful transfer of the fund to you, I promise you 20 percent of the total a mount please if you do not mind we can go into a joint business venture with you and your company.





Email abnakojo@yahoo.com





Expecting to here from you soon.

Regards

Kwame (Mrs)

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