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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • ghqassab8@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Abdullah Gh Qassab <ghqassab8@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: abdu_gh_01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:59:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Asallam-O-Alaikun


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ghqassab8@yahoo.com

Asallam-O-Alaikun


I got your email address through search in the Internet.

I hope in the name of ALLAH that I have the right person who will assist me.I want to transfer


money for investment into your country.


As such I would like to make contact with people like you residing in that country for assistance


Note, the funds are already with a security company,which also has branches in Europe and America


for safe keeping.If you are willing to assist me.


You will help me collect the funds from the Security Company as I cannot travel out from iraq at


the moment because of certain conditions which I will explain to you if we work together(my


travelling documents are not yet complete).The fall of Saddam Hussein has brought destruction/


Hell to our great country and everything is practically difficult now and

opportuinities are closing up,the new government is trying to frustrate our businesses. Please if


you accept this offer of assistance you are required to give me your Name, age, occupation,


address also enclosing your telephone fax numbers. What I now need from you are as follows:


1.You should travel to the Security Company to secure the funds in cash on my behalf and open a


Bank account in your country for me with the credentials i will give you.


2.You will be entitled to 30% of the total sum involved for your assistance.


3. As soon as you confirm to me by e-mail your readiness to travel to the Security Company as my


Family\'s proxy , I will send the PIN code number of the consignment to you and also the security


Company\'s information.


4. I will also most importantly know if you have the apprioprate travel documents and send to me


your travelling documents for my proceedings over here.


5. Please note that this project is 100% risk free but you must keep it very secret and


confidential with strong assurance that you will not let me down at all.


I eagerly await your reply


Regards,


Abdullah Gh Al-qassab

- Abdullah Gh Qassab

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