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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.
  • suleimanfoday_chambers@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "suleiman foday" <suleimanfoday_chambers@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 15:21:30 +0100
Subject: Humanitarian

Suleimanfoday Chambers
Solicitors & Advocate of Supreme Court
International lawyer and Defense council
106 Ecowas Avenue Banjul
The Gambia
Tell.00220-9921652
Fax 00220-4397682
Email suleimanfoday_chambers@yahoo.com </ym/Compose?To=suleimanfoday_chambers@yahoo.com>
Notice of Concert of property inheritance right in lieu of Estate Will No. JTC/0018237/vol41/2003/2006.
Attn: To the Orphanages Home/Philanthropy individual/Organizations.
Dear Sir,
We herein serve notice of the aforementioned inheritance right in respect to estate Will No.JTC/0018237/VOL41/2003 which is due for execution, and shall be preformed by this chamber within the contest will either in the court of law or out of the court ( in the Chamber) where upon your choice. Where as this letter after called notice of concert of property inheritance have been duly served you under this chambers and to this effect.
1) You are part beneficiary and hold an inheritance right of the property and estate will no. JTC/0018237/VOL41/2003 of late Eng Abdul Ramón Shabbat
2) In accordance with 3 paragraph 11 of the aforementioned property and the estate will, you hold and inherit, and are lawful beneficiary one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000m)
3) Every necessary document of your inheritance is in the safe custody of this chambers and it shall be transferred to you upon urgent decoration
4) There are three other beneficiary of late Eng Abdul Ramón Shabbat property and estate will and all beneficiary are obligated to acknowledge on acceptance and contact this chambers with seven (7) working days of this notice.
5) Every matter concerning your inheritance shall be deem confidential in accordance with the governing oath of confidentially act pending the determination, declaration and the transfer of your inheritance right.
if you are interested contact us.
thanks
Suleiman Foday
106 Ecowas Avenue Banjul
The Gambia
Tell.00220-9921652
Fax 00220-4397682
Email suleimanfoday_chambers@yahoo.com

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