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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million 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)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Peter Robson" <drpetterrobson@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:38:00 GMT
Subject: PARTNERSHIP NEEDED!


Attention: Dearest Friend,

Compliments of the day =21 Please I will appreciate it if you should avail =
yourself of this opportunity, but first of all I must inform you who I am =
and appeal that this information should be kept very confidential.



I am Mr.Peter Robson a senior executive with the Unicef Aid office in =
charge of Aid work in the African Region with office in London.



It may interest you to know that choosing you was not an easy task for me, =
as I had to ensure that whom I will deal with regarding this transaction =
must be a person of high integrity and accountability, so be rest assured =
I am entrustign this deal in your care.=20



Not too long ago, a couple of months back the line, an Aid fund was =
released to my office for Aid development in West/Eastern Region of africa =
to aid in health,drought relief and Hunger eradication by providing good =
pipe borne water to the communities affected, in view of this the amount =
of USD=2420 Million dollars was released to me, after we did the analysis =
and evealuations, what we where able to spend to ensure that this aid =
project is achieved confortably amounted to only USD=2411 million, leaving =
my office with a balance of USD=249 Million, which invariably my office =
will have to return to our headquarters as unused funds, but after this =
project execution.



I had a real serious thought on the whole issue,because I have been =
working with Unicef for quite some years now without much credit to show =
for it, I have always been told to understand that my work is based on =
humanitarian grounds, that, I have judiciously worked for, but I lack the =
comfort and luxury that comes with a normal life, so based on this, I =
decided that the fund will be my retriement benefit, so in my report I did =
include the detail that the project funds was accounted for and spent on =
the project, so it on record that the fund was utilized and project was =
successful.



What i want you to do for me is to provide all the necessary details for =
remitting the balance funds into your account:Your full names and recent =
current address and your Telephone numbers for easy communication.



As soon as I recive this,I can then draft an agreement between the both of =
us for our mutual interest towards the realization of this transaction, =
for your assiatance and commitment to the remittance and safety of the =
funds I will release 20% percent of the fund to you, and 10% for whatever =
we may incure while ensuring that the funds is successfully remited to =
your account during the course of transfering the fund.



Lastly, be rest assured that this transaction will not pose any risk for =
us, it has been properly hatched,it's just that as a Senior staff of the =
Unicef I cannot account for such fund in my account, so I immediately =
arranged for the funds to be held in safe deposit in the contractor's =
account pending when we will instruct the bank to wire the funds to your =
account with your total involvement, also note that you will be =
responsible for the investment of this fund though with my supervision and =
advice.



I expect to hear from you soonest through my email =
address:unicefaidoffice=40yahoo.com.hk



Be informed that we should keep this matter highly confidential as matter =
of security, due to my involvement and reputation as Unicef staff.=20



Regards,
Dr.Peter Robson.

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