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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.
• This email message is a "dying widow" 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.
  • aisha_mohammed08@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Aisha Mohammed" <aisha_mohammed08@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:49:32 +0000
Subject: ASSALLAM

MY FELLOW MUSLIM/xtian

A CONTRIBUTION FOR THE WORK OF ALLAH

ASSALLAM

Greetings in the name of ALLAH, I am former Mrs JOY MOHAMMED, now Mrs AISHA
MOHAMMED, a widow to Late Sheik MOHAMMED , I am 74years old, I am now a new
Muslim convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast, from all
indications,that my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious
that I won't live more than six months,because the cancer stage has gotten
to a very bad stage.

My late husband was killed during the Gulf war,and during the period of our
marriage we couldn't produce any child. My late husband was very wealthy and
after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth.The doctor has
advised me that I may not live for more than six months, so I now decided to
divide part of this wealth, to contribute to the development of Islam in
Africa,America, Asia and Europe

I selected your Address after visiting the Internet and I prayed ALLAH over
it, I am willing to donate the sum of US$M8,500,00,00 000.00(EIGHT Million,
FIVE HUNDRED US Dollars) to Muslims for the development of Islam and also
for the less privileged. Please I want you to note that, this fund is laying
in a Security Company, for that my lawyer will file in application for the
transfer of the money in the name of your name and the growth of Islam

Lastly I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for the
said purpose, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition
without ALLAH is vanity upon vanity.

INSHA ALLAH, If you have to die says ALLAH, keep fit and I will give you the
crown of life.
May the Grace of our Lord MOHAMMED, the love of ALLAH, and the fellowship of
the Holy Spirit be with you.I await your soonest reply as you could.you can
contact me through my alternative email address at
aisha_mohammed08@yahoo.com

Yours in ALLAH



Mrs AISHA MOHAMMED

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