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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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• 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.
  • aboulgassem_el_amari@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: hv102002@yahoo.es <hv1002001@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: aboulgassem_el_amari@yahoo.es
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:01:21 +0100
Subject: Allah will bless you


Dear Sir,
I am Aboulgassem Wahid El Amari, a close associate and confidant of
Udah Hussein the first son of The former Iraqi leader President Saddam
Hussein. I was privy to a lot of huge transactions during the reign of
his father before the outbreak of Iraq war and collapse of his father's
regime.Because of the imminient war and treat by the United States to
freeze all assets and funds of the Hussein family,which is already on the
way,Udah mandated me as his confidant to look for a reliable,
trustworthy and competent business man who will provide an
unsuspecting bank account to remmit $65 Million so that it will not be
frozen or seized as terrorist funds.
This funds was moved out of Iraq from Central Bank Of Iraq with an
inside connection of Udah to a suspense account of a Bank in Europe
awaiting further Instructions.I left Baghdad on 8th April with the help of
some French diplomats when it was evident that
the regime will fall.I flee to Spain with the documents required to
make the funds remittance to a safe account.
You are to take 35% of the total sum for assitance,5% is mapped out for
any contigent expenses in the course of the transaction,while 60% will
be for me as Odeh is no longer alive.If you are
interested kindly get back to me by my email
aboulgassem_el_amari@yahoo.es so that we can discuss or call me on 34
692 974 003
the modalities to remitte this funds to your unsuspecting bank
account.I need a guarantee of trust from you before we commence business.
I look forward to receiving your response.
May Allah Bless you!
Aboulgassem Wahid El Amari

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