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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:
  • "i will like you to " (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.
  • a_abdulmahmood@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: I AM JOHNSON DANIEL SON OF LATE Dr.(Chife) DANIEL MUTAMBARA.WHO WAS MURDERED <a_abdulmahmood@excite.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:42:37 -0800
Subject: I AM JOHNSON DANIEL SON OF LATE Dr.(Chife)DANIEL MUTAMBARA.WHO WAS MURDERED


compliments of the Day,
With due respect,truest and humility,i write to you this proposal,
which i believe would be of great interest to you.I got your contact
while i was doing a private research on the internet,for a reliable person
for partnership investment overseas.Believing you are sincere and trustworthy =

peron and of transparet honesty and capable of handing this transaction to
the best of your knowledge in assisting me and my aged mother in claiming =
thesum of (us$15millon united states Dollars)in the custody of securtity =
company in Ghana in west Africa.
I am contacting you with grestest delight and personal respect.
I am johnson Daniel son of late Dr.(chife)Daniel Mutambara.who was murdered
last year by the forces loyal to president Robert mugabe due to their support =

in acquiring his land and property during the crisis in Zimbabwe last =
year,which
continued and led to the lost of several lives of foreign(white)farmers as =
reported on cable network news (CNN)and by the british Broadcasting =
corporation (BCC)for a clear picture of my story please log on to =
http:www.zimbabwesituation.com/may4_2002.html
During the current crisis against the farmers of the zimbabwe by supporters
of our president Robert mugabe to claim all the white owned farm in our =
country,he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his =
party member and their followers.my father was one of the best farmers in the =
country and knowing that he did not support the president's political =
ideology,the president supporters invaded my father's farm burnt down =
everything,killed him and confiscated all his investment.Before the death of =
my father, he told me and my mother that he deposted the sum of us$15millon =
united states Dollars with a security $ finance company,as he knew the =
looming danger in zimbabwe.Themoney was deposted as gem of precious stones to =
avoid much demurrage from the security company.This money was meant for =
buying of new machineries and chemical for farms and establishment of new =
farms in lesotho and swailand.Form the above you can understand that my =
future especially that of my son depends strongly on this money.
i will like you to assist us in transerring this money into your account for =

investment.you can contact me presently now in Dubai U.A.E where i am =
residing looking investment opporunity that i can invest this money on as =
this is the only thing left for me and family.Of late,when we decided to =
invest this money here in Ghana,we discovered that the laws of thiscountry =
prohibity asylum seekers the right of investment or to operate any form of =
bank account.Hence,I contacted you to assist us in transferring this money =
out of Ghana.for your assistance in this regard,it it will interest you to =
know we will
be willing to come to terms with you regarding your reward for helping us =
actualize this matter .it is equally important to state here that considering =
nature of this matter,we will required that it is handle most discreetly.I =
must
let you know that this business is 100persent risk-free.
kindly contact me very urgent receipt of this latter for execution details =
and other necessary discussion.your private phone and fax number will be =
needed for easier communcation thank you in anticipation of your trusted and =
genuine assistace.
Email:a_abdulmahmood@excite.com
I remin,
Yours sinerely

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