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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.
  • jumai@sacbeemail.com
  • alisyed@fastermail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "kofo ashanta" <kofo_ashante@msn.com>
Reply-To: kofo_ashante@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:57:48 +0000
Subject: $25 Million US Dollars Investment, Can You Assist?

From: Mrs. J. F Azad
Email: jumai@sacbeemail.com

Dear Sir,

INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

I wish to write you pleading with you to be my
Investor trustee over $25 Million US Dollars. My late
Alhaji Abdul Azad was an oil contractor in Gold Coast
Accra, Ghana. But before his death in July 29th 2002.
He
deposited the sum of ($25,000,000.00) USD in a safe
keeping Bank in Europe.

The money which he made from oil contract and he left
an instruction with the (DRC) to release the money to
me his wife and his son Ali Syed Azad who at that time
was studying, that an Investor should accompany
us before the $25 Million will be released to us for
proper investment and also for the welfare of the
children which he left behind for
me.

I plead with you to accept to help me and act as my
investor Beneficiary to manage the $25 Million for me.
We can both arrange on
how to invest this money into your company or other
profitable venture. We have agreed to give you 20% of
the $25 Million for your own assistance. All the
relevant documents shall be forwarded to you upon your
indication to assist me in this project.

May the Almighty Allah bless you, if you will of trust
and faithful toassist me. Please contact me on the
above e-mail address or my Son Ali Syed Azad on his
e-mail address (alisyed@fastermail.com) for more
Informations.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely Yours,

Mrs Fatima Jumai Abdul Azad

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