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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.
  • larrymusa2008@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: larry_musa@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:08:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ***SPAM*** Proposal


Good Day
=A0
Pardon me for not having the pleasure of knowing your mindset before making=
you this offer and it is utterly confidential and genuine by virtue of its=
nature My name is Mr. Larry Musa. I am the manager of the international co=
mmercial bank Ghana, first light branch. I am a Ghanaian married with two k=
ids.
=A0
I write to solicit your assistance in a funds transfer deal involving US$ 4=
..5M.This fund has been stashed out of the excess profit made last year by m=
y branch office the International Commercial Bank which I am the manager. I=
have already submitted an approved end of the year report for the year 200=
7 to my head office here in Accra-Ghana and they will never know of this ex=
cess.
=A0
I have since then, placed this amount on a Non-Investment Account without a=
beneficiary. As an officer of the bank, I can not be directly connected to=
this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive th=
is money into your bank account.
=A0
Upon your response, I will configure your name on our database as holder of=
the Non-Investment Account. I will then guide you on how to apply to my he=
ad office for the Account Closure/ bank-to-bank remittance of the funds to =
your designated bank account.
If you concur with this proposal, I intend for you to retain 30% of the fun=
ds while 70% shall be for me.
=A0
All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund. Kin=
dly forward your response to my private email id (larrymusa2008@hotmail.com=
)
With Regards,
Mr.Larry Musa=0A=0A=0A

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