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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 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 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.
  • abart_mohamed33@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mobutu_solisco@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: abart mohamed <abart_mohamed33@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mobuto_solisco@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:01:49 +0400 (MSD)
Subject: URGENT / BUSINESS PROPOSAL


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: abart_mohamed33@yahoo.com

dept. of mineral and energy

pretoria, south africa



Dear Friend,



I write to seek your cooperation as my foreign partner and your

assistance to enable us to own properties and invest in the stable

economy of your

country. I apologize if this mail does not suit your personal or

businessethics.

My names are Dr.Abart Mohamed.We are making this venture proposal to

you in strict confidence. As senior civil servants in the South Africa

Government, the South African civil service laws(Code of Conduct

bureau)forbids us to own a foreign account. The money we have in our

possession is an overdue payment bill totaling Eighteen Million, Five

Hundred Thousand US Dollars US$18,500,000.00) which we want to transfer

abroad with the assistance and co-operation of a company/ or an

individual to receive the said funds,via a reliable Bank Account.



If you will like to assist us as a partner, then indicate your interest

after which we shall both discuss on the modalities. All other

information to facilitate the remittance of the funds will be revealed

to you in due course. For your assistance, your share of the entire sum

will be 30% amounting to Us$5.55Million of the US$18.5Million, 60%

amounting to

US$11.1Million for us and 10% amounting to US$1.85Million will be used

to settle taxation and other miscellaneous expenses in the course of

transferring the funds to your account.



Please indicate your direct telephone and direct fax number when

replying this business proposal I will call you when necessary.If you

are not interested, please also indicate so that it will enable me to

contactother foreign partner with recommendations to carry out this

deal.

A swift acknowledgment on the receipt of this mail will be appreciated.



Thank you and God bless you.


Best regards,

Dr.Abart Mohamed.



- mobutu_solisco@yahoo.fr

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