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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 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.
  • d_mohammed202@yahoo.com.vn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?dalhatu=20mohammed?= <d_mohammed@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 02:21:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT RESPOND NEEDED.


Tôi có thư mới!Bây giờ bạn có thể gửi thư điện tử cho tôi tại: d_mohammed202@yahoo.com.vn

Dear

I am a royalist of the Abacha family presently handling a project to coordinate a suitable individual to secure the family fortune kept under the custody of an arabian prince in china or Dubai.



This arrangement is neccessitated due to the random and unwarranted use of the family name by miscreants to papetriate all kinds of scam.


The family has suffered in the hand of dishonest white men who has exploited the family furtune causing the family bad image with the western media.


Hajia Mariam has instructed me to write you for the purpose of a face to face meeting in china or Dubai, where all the agreements will be spelt out and a reassurance of your integrity ascertained to foster a viable business relationship.


You are therefore advised to make arrangement to meet with me there,otherwise there will be no transaction between you and the family unless this relationship is established.


Let me know your disposition to this effect.


Regards,

Dr Dalhatu Mohammed



- dalhatu mohammed

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