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

Fraud email example:

From: "Darrel Jr Abhay" <abdarrel@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:32:16 +0000
Subject: My Request

4 New College Parade, London
England.


As Salaam Alaakum (Greetings),

My name is Darrel Abhay (Jr) a 17 years old boy, and an Indian National but
am currently in London now. My father leaved in Iraq for over 15 years, I
have seen war, I have experienced wealth and have seen people die on daily
bases because of hunger and war. Following the recent crises between the USA
forces and the militant group in Iraq, my late fathers business has suffered
a tremendous set back. My late father runs a currency trading company and
money exchange bureau in

Baghdad Iraq.During one of the USA air strike in Baghdad, his office
building was razed to nothing leaving 13 people dead and over 300 injured
which my father was among. He was flown to London for medical treatment,
after two weeks he finally died. Before his death while I was with him in
the hospital, as his only surving son he disclosed to me that he have in
cash the sum of Eighteen Million US Dollar($18,000,000.00) in a
Security/finance Company as his life earned money.Please, the reason why am
contacting you is to find out if you can help and assist me to claim out
this money and transfer/deliver it to your country for the purpose
investment on any good and moving business in your country and as well to
further my education. I am ready to offer you 20% of the total amount once
you can assist me sincerely.

Please my heart is full of hope that you will help me seeanother good day
again in mylife.

Kindly reply if you are sincere and interested through my below private
email address.

darrel.abhey@yahoo.com

Best regards.
Darrel Abhay (Jr) .

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