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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • zainabfuseini@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Zainab Muhamadu Fuseini." <uniair_mfuseini000@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: zainabfuseini@myway.com
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:39:43 +0700
Subject: From Mrs. Zainab M. Fuseini.

Attn:The Managing Director

Before I proceed, may I humbly introduce myself to your goodself, My Name is Mrs. Zainab Muhamadu Fuseini, an Iraq refugee. My late husband was untill recently, one of the personal aid to the former president of Iraq,President Saddam Hussen who was formerly overthrown out of power and was recently killed by the US government.

Prior to this last serious crisis that is still ravaging in mycountry,which recently led to misfortune of our government and my late husband position as the personal aid to the president, We inherited the sum of US$11 million.The funds were originally gotten from my latehusband proceeds. My late husbandwas able to safe guard the fund with a very good diplomatic contact from my Country and deposited it in thailand.

I have decided to contact you because I am interested in investing in your country which is investment friendly. Please kindly guide and assist me in making the right investment since I am also interested in buying a residential property as I will be moving with my only son Aminu in over there as soon as every thing regarding technical and logictics details is worked out and ascertained to our respective satisfaction. In view of yourparticipation,I am ready to give you a good negotiable percentage for your assistance or better still commit it into viable Joint venture projects with you.

Be assured that you stand norisk of any kind as the funds belong to me and my only survived son aminu. As soon as I get your consent, we will quickly move this fund to your country for investment . Again, upon your acceptance to work asmy partner, you can contact me withmy private e-mail zainabfuseini@myway.com , for more details.
I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on this and other business ventures will derive a huge success here after, please include you private contact telephone number and private e-mail for replying. We look unto Allah for your positive prompt response.

Yours Sincerely.
Mrs. Zainab Muhamadu Fuseini.

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