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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:
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • abdousanimothersn@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Abdou And Mother" <abdousanim@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abdousanimother@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 10:24:01 -0700
Subject: Hello Pleasure To Meet You.Please We Are Seeking For Your Help?

Dear,

I know this message might be a surprise to you,My name is ABDOU SANI
MOHAN. with My Mother from the republic of Sudan in Central Africa
Dafur,now seeking for refuge in Dakar Senegal l under the(UNHCR)united nation
high commission for refuge with my mother.

I want you to help me and my mother to receive our money in your bank
account and invest the money for me and my mother in your country and
send me an air ticket for me to come and further my studies in your
country and my mother be there too so that you can take care of the
investment as I am 22yrs old.

I got your contact during a desperate search here in Senegal for a
possible investment transaction. My (late) father ALH DR.SANI MOHAN.
who was the Former Minister of Finance and Economy in Sudan before
he was assassinated by the rebbles in the capital city of Khartoum Feb
2007.

And all our properties were totally destroyed. However, we managed to
escape by the help of UN Peace Keeping Boat To Senegal with some of
my father's documents covering $18.500.000 Million dollars (Eighteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand us dollars Only) On My Name which is
presently deposited safely in a Bank here in Senegsl Dakar West Africa
on my name as the only Son of the Family and the Next of kin. The Bank
Directors have Approved and ready to transfer the fund via key
telegraphic telex transfer to our foreign partner account within 48hrs
legitimate and legal as soon as you send them your bank account where the fund
will be transfer with your full contact details.

i was advice to live with my mother in Dakar Senegal West
Africa because i was the next target as the only son of my family. All the
vital documents will be fax to you as our foreign partner who will
receive the fund for the investment.

i hope you will not betray me and my mother because this money is all
our hope since my late father died. I am giving you the offers as
mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist me and my
mother to receive and invest this money in your country, I and my mother
have decide to give you 40% of the total sum for your assistance in
helping us to receive this money in your account and invest it in your
country Secondly, we shall also take 5% for any miscellaneous expenses that
may occurred during the transfer.

Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you
receive this message so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be
transfer to your country. On commencement, this transaction will take
nothing less than 7
working days to be accomplished as the bank management told me and my
mother in the bank. All documents covering the fund are safe and intact
with us here in Dakar, I will fax or scan to you all the
vital documents

Send me this info:
(1) Telephone Number
(2)FullName and Adress
(3)And Assorance That You Will Not betray me and my mother because this
money is all our Hope In Life.

I will submit the information to the bank .my mother is sending her
greetings to you and your family. kindly keep this transfer secret and
confidential. Contact me and my mother on this telephone number as soon as
you receive this massage.

( Tell + 221 585 785 1 ) Privet E=mail abdousanimothersn@yahoo.co.uk

my mother is sending her greetings to you and your family. call us
urgent for more detail + 221 585 785 1

Thanks yours son,
Abdou And Mother

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