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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • saadeddinee@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Saadeddine <saadeddine_ariri@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: saadeddinee@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 20:35:05 +0000
Subject: NEED AN ASSISTANCE


ATTN: Dear,

You may be surprise to receive my letter, however, I got your contact from my
Private search and i decided to contact you for confidential business.
Since the death of my father. The message could be strange but real, if you pay
Some attention to it. I could have notified you about it at least for the sake of your
integrity.

I am Mr Saadeddine Hariri, Son of the late Prime Minister of Lebanon,
Mr Rafiq Hariri, who was assassinated on 14 February 2005, along with
20 others, near the St. George Hotel in Beirut.

http://www.cedarland.org/haririass.html

In the wake of his assassination on 14 February 2005, the United
Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan dispatched a fact-finding mission
to investigate the killing. Arriving in Beirut on 25 February, the
mission interviewed Lebanese officials and politicians, from both the
government and opposition, studied the Lebanese investigation and legal
proceedings, examined the crime scene and collected evidence. It also
interviewed some Witnesses.

The report emphasizes that it is impossible to identify the culprit
until the perpetrators have been brought to justice, but blames the
Syrian government, which it charges with exerting influence that goes
beyond the reasonable exercise of cooperative or neighbourly relations,
with primary responsibility for the political tension that preceded the
assassination, by its (interference) with the details of governance in
Lebanon in a heavy-handed and inflexible manner.

Since the perpetrators of these evil act has not been brought to justice,
l have the feelings that my family and I are not also save here in Beirut.
We intend leaving for Europe.

During my father’s regime as the Prime Minister of Lebanon, He
realized some reasonable amount of money from various deals that he
successfully executed. US$76,000,000.00 (Seventy Six Million United
State Dollars). The money was deposited by my father in my name, Mr.
Saadeddine Hariri, in a Finance firm in Europe. I have plans to invest
this money in your country,

I am contacting you because my family and I are looking for a trusted
and reliable person that will represent me in Europe to claim the money
On our behalf. I have sent a notification letter to the financier institution,
that the family foreign business partner will collect the consignment.

I want to ensure you also that this fund is 100% risk free, as no other
person knows about it apart from my mother and I. As for your reward
towards the assistance we have agreed to give you 10% of the total fund,
5% for any expenses that might be incurred in the course of this
transaction.

Why l need a foreign partner is that, (1), Based on the country Law, which
bears asylum seeker/refugee like us are not to operate bank accounts that
exceed US$5,000.
(2), My family and I are seeking for Asylum. I wouldn't want to disclose all

the information about myself, and where I am residing right now for fear of
having my asylum request Cancelled by the authorities in my host country.

Immediately you get back to me, I will give you the necessary information.
You required proceeding with the transaction.

Best Regards,
Mr Saadeddine Hariri (FOR THE FAMILY).
Always get back to me through this e-mail: saadeddinee@hotmail.com
NB:IGNORE THIS E-MAIL IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP
AND YOU CANNOT HANDLE THIS LARGE OF AMOUNT.
THANK YOU.






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