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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.
  • abdullah_nasri2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Abdullah Nasri" <nasri_226@ozu.es> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 23:04:15 +0800
Subject: Re: from Nasri Let me hear from you please

Attention: Dear

Greetings in the name of Allah Almighty, I am Abdullah Nasri , the only son to late engineer Ahmad Nasri, well known as the one of the leading industrialist in south Lebanon, I’m 26 years old. My parents were killed during the Israeli air raid on Monday, 31 July 2006 in the southern Lebanese town of Qana, You can catch more of the story on this http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5228554.stm


It did not take more than 13 days after his demise when I was contacted by his security and finance as my fathers next of kin for the claiming of 19 million USD deposited in there firm. Before his death, he entrusted many documents to me and told me to let things be since he knew that he would die considering injuries he sustained. One of those documents bore certificate of deposit from the said security firm that contacted me.

Hence I’m requested to correspond with them in the shortest possible time to avoid the demurrages that will accrue following the death of my parents as nobody except me can attend to such transaction. Thus I’m contacting you so that you can help me to retrieve this classified deposit from the security firm and for safe keeping pending when it will be convenient for me to travel out of Lebanon as I have nothing left with me I lost every thing.

I sincerely appeal to you to help me in this respect to assist me in claiming and receiving this fund.

Please, for security reasons, our Communications/Correspondence will be through my private e-mail address given below and we will then arrange for a meeting where all the modalities for the transaction will be discussed (including the areas of investment), and all the necessary documents relating to the money and our transactions.

I'm looking forward to further cooperation from you and will be grateful for your immediate response.
Please send your reply to my private e-mail address at abdullah_nasri2@yahoo.com


Yours Sincerely,
Abdullah Nasri

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