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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "million united states 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • brentlewiswallet@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3abrentlewiswallet@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "CARLOS FRANCISCO RIBEIRO JEREISSATI" <brentfolder1@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: brentlewiswallet@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:12:00 +0100
Subject: Dearest Beloved


NAME:Brent Luwis
COUNTRY: Netherlands
PRESENT LOCATION: Lagos, Nigeria


Dearest Beloved ,


Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am Brent Luwis a citizen
of the Republic

of Netherlands but presently in Nigeria working For the Federal Government,
I am 50 Years

Old, I am now a new Christian overt, Suffering from long time cancer of the
Heart, From all

Indication my condition is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that
I wont live

more than 1 year, according to my doctors, This is because the cancer stage
has gotten to a

very bad stage.


My Late wife died last Five Years and during the period of our marriage we
couldn't produce

any child .My Late wife was very wealthy and after her death ,I inherited
all her business

and wealth.



The Doctors has advised me that I may not live for more than 1 Year so I
now decided to

divide the part of this wealth to contribute to the development of the
Church in Africa,Asia

and Europe.

I selected you after visiting the website and I prayed over it.



I am willing to donate the sum of $25,000.000.00U.US( TWENTY FIVE MILLION
UNITED STATES

DOLLARS) to the less privileged,Please I want you to note that the fund
is lying in a

security company in Nigeria.Once I hear from you ,I will forward to you all
the informations

you will use to get her fund released from the security company and to be
transferred to

your account.

I honestly pray that this money when transferred to your account will be
sure for the said

purpose because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without
Christ is

vanity,May the grace of our Lord Jesus the love of God and the fellowship of
God be with you

and your family.


Please provide me with the following informations so that I can forward it
to my late wife's

lawyer who is going to handle the transaction with you and lead,advice you
on how to be

successful and get this fund into your account without the bridge of law.

Please provide me with your information:


Full Name:................
Home Address:..................
Office Address:................
Telephone......................
Fax:...........................
Occupation/Marital Status...................................


Please send all reply to my alternative private email for quick response

on:brentlewiswallet@yahoo.com <on%3Abrentlewiswallet@yahoo.com>


I await your urgent reply.

Your Brother in Christ

Brent Luwis

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