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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • mrsarafatsu6@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Suha Arafat" <mrsarafatsua8kli@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: infomrsarafatsuh@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:18:25 +0000
Subject: I Need Your Help....

Dear Friend,

This mail may not be surprising to you if you
have been following current
events in the international media with reference
to the Middle East and
Palestine in particular. I am Mrs. SUHA ARAFAT,
the wife of YASSER ARAFAT,
the Palestinian leader who died recently in
Paris.Since his death and even
prior to the announcement, I have been thrown
into a state of antagonism,
confusion,humiliation, frustration and
hopelessness by the present
leadership of the Palestinian Liberation
Organization and the new Prime
Minister. I have even been subjected to physical
and psychological torture.
As a widow that is so traumatized, I have lost
confidence with everybody in
the country at the moment. You must have heard
the media reports and the
Internet on the discovery of some fund in my
husband secret bank account and
companies and the allegations of some huge sums
of money deposited by my
husband in my name of which I have refused to
disclose or give up to the
corrupt Palestine Government. In fact the total
sum allegedly discovered by
the Government so far is in the tune of about
$6.5 Billion Dollars. And they
are not relenting on their effort to make me poor
for life. As you know,
hence my desire for a foreign assistance. I have
deposited the sum of 20
million dollars with a security firm abroad whose
name is withheld for now
until we open communication. I shall be grateful
if you could receive this
fund into your bank account for safe keeping and
any Investment opportunity.
This arrangement is known to you and my personal
Attorney. He might be
dealing with you directly for security reasons as
the case may be. In view
of the above, if you are willing to assist for
our mutual benefits, we will
have to negotiate on your Percentage share of the
$20,000,000 that will be
kept in your position for a while and invested in
your name for my trust
pending when my Daughter,Zahwa will come of age
and take full responsibility
of her Family Estate/inheritance.Please note that
this is a golden
opportunity that comes once in life time and more
so, if you are hornest, I
am going to entrust more funds in your care as
this is one of the legacy we
keep for our children. In case you don't accept
please do not let me out to
the security and international media as I am
giving you this information in
total trust and confidence I will greatly
appreciate if you accept my
proposal in good faith. Please expediate action.
Please kindly reply to my private email address
(mrsarafatsu6@yahoo.fr)
Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Suha Arafat
_______________________________________________________________________
_
The above confidential message was sent to you
from my office by my
secretary seeking for your assistance regarding
my clients fund transfer.his
Office will be handling anything regarding this
fund transfer and all the
documents are here in our custody.All response
regarding the above proposal
will be address to the below contact
information's for immediate processing
and transfer after due legal process.

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