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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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• 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.
  • miss7ashatuahmed@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ashatu Ahmed" <ashatu4ahmed@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: miss7ashatuahmed@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:09:49 +0100
Subject: Good Day


Good Day.

I know this letter may come to you as a surprise considering the fact
that
we have not had any formal acquaintance before or met in person but all
the
same I want you for the sake of God to give this an immediate attention
in
view of the fact that the security of my life and possession is at
stake.

I am Miss Ashatu Ahmed A 18 years old girl from war ravaged SIERRA
LEONE but

presently domiciled in Republic Of Ghana (west Africa) with my brother
Yusuf who is 16 years old.My father Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed who before his
untimely assassination by the rebels was the Director of SIERRA LEONE
Diamond corporation (SLDC).He was killed in our government residential
house

along side two of my other brothers,

two house maids and one government attached finance guard fortunately
for I
and my younger brother and mother,we were on a week end visit to our
home
town As we got the news of the tragedy. We immediately managed to ran
into
neighbouring Country,GHANA REPUBLIC for refuge.
But unfortunately. As Fate would have it ,we lost our dear mother (may
her
soul rest in peace) as a result of what the Doctor called cardiac
arrest.

As we were coming into this country ,we had some documents of a deposit
of
$28,500.000 USD (Twenty Eight million Five hundred thousand USD ) made
by my

late father in a finance company in Ghana.According to my father, he
intended to use this fund for his international business transaction
after
his tenure in office, but was unfortunately murdered.

We located the finance company where the money where deposited with the
help

of an attorney in Ghana republic and he advised me that before we can
established ownership of the deposited fund,that i should look for a
foreigner who will act as the business associate to my late father so
that
foreigner will present his residential address for the change of
ownership

Certificate in the law court as the business associte of my late father
..please right now,with the bitter experiences we had in our country and
the
war still going on especially in diamond area which incidentally is
where we

come from.coupled with the incessant political upheavals and
hostilities in
WEST AFRICAN,we seriously to leave in your country and live the rest of
our
life into a more peaceful and politically stable country like yours
(Kong).
Hence this proposal and request. We therefore wish, you can help us in
the
name of God.

Please I know that,this letter may sound strange and incredible to you
but
the CNN and the BBC African bulletin normally have it as their major
news
features .Therefore for the sake of God and humanity give an immediate
positive consideration and reply to me via our e-mail:
miss7ashatuahmed@yahoo.com .I and my brother have agreed to offer you 20%
from

the total sum as soon as the money gets into your posission if the
percentage is not acceptable by you,we are willing to agree to any
suitable
percentage of the money you will propose as your compensation for your
assistance with regards to the above .please in view of our sensitive
refugee status and as we are still conscious of our father's enemies.I
would

like you to give this a highly confidential approach.
Best Regards.
Miss. Ashatu Ahmed

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