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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.
  • princessaishfahad@islamicvoice.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Princess Aisha Fahad" <princessaishafah_d@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:00:32 +0000
Subject: PRINCESS AISHA FAHAD CAN I TRUST YOU

Asala'am Alaikum!
After going through your profile i decided to contact
you for friendship and assistance.I am Princess
Aisha fahad From iraq the only child of (H.R.M)
Sarfaraz fahad,

i am 16 years old ,my father was posioned to death by
his business associates because of his wealth and
during my fathers sickness he called me on his sick
bed as his only child because my mother died when am
young and told me about the money($10.500.000) he
deposited in a financail security Company in Europe it was because of this
money he was posioned that if he dies i shall look for some one whom i trust
to help me
transfer this money out of Europe to his
account forinvestment purpose abroad while i will
continue my education then the person will be managing
the investment.

Dear am soliciting your assistance to help me transfer
this money out of this country for my life sake while
i will come to meet you to continue my education in
your country.

Dear am looking forward to hear from you so that we
can discuss on what will be your compensation for this
assistance.

Please help me accord this transaction with the due
confidentiality it demands.I appreciate it if you will
respond to me as soon as possible.I will send you the deposite certificate
of the funds and my identification in my subsequent mail upon hearing from
you.

This transaction will bring us into an everlasting
relationship rooted on truth and
fear of Allah.

May Allah Bless You ,while expecting your immediate
response.through my private email; princessaishfahad@islamicvoice.com

Ishalla, Asala'am Alaikum,
Princess Aisha fahad .

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