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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• 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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • elhamadi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Elhamadi Malik <elhamadimalik@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:30:36 -0400
Subject: INVESTMENT/PARTNERSHIP



From:Mr. Elhamadi Malik.Director, Project Implementation,National Iranian Oil Company.
Compliments of the day/Asalam Alaikun.
Attn:Sir/Madam,
For a brief introduction: I am Mr. Elhamadi Malik and a citizen of Iran and i am working in Iranian oil company as Director, Project Implementation of National Iranian Oil Company here in Iran.Get back to me with this most private email immediately for swift correspondence:(elhamadi@gmail.com).
I am sorry for this informal mode of contacting you I obtained your contact from a reliable source on a Business listing information service during my search For an investment opportunities in your country and After due consultations with my opinion adviser, I decided to contact you believing that by the grace of The Almighty God, you will accept me to beyour Partner in a Business Venture.

I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal described here under for the benefit of all parties. Within The Ministry of Petroleum Resources where I work as a Director, and with the cooperation of two other top Officials, we have in our possession as overdue payment Bills totaling Twenty One Million , Five Hundred Thousand U. S.Dollar(US$21,500,000.00), which we have transferred Abroad through Diplomatic means so we need an Assistance and co-operation of a foreign Company /individual to receive the said fund for our mutual benefits.
Mores, we are handicapped in the circumstances as the Iranian Civil Service Code of Conduct does not allow Us to Operate offshore account hence I am proposing this Transaction before you. The amount represents the Balance of the total Contract value executed on behalf of my Ministry by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials Over-invoiced deliberately.
Though the actual contract Cost have been paid to the original contractor, We are seeking your assistance in providing a vital Account or any virgin bank account into which we can Remit this money by acting as our main partner and Trustee. This we can do by swapping of account and Changing of beneficiary and other forms of Documentation upon application for claim to reflect the payment and approvals to be secured on behalf of you.
This processes being pre-arranged with the Principal trustee of the original contractor and with the consent of the original contractor. I have the Mandate of my partners involved to propose to you of Your willingness to assist us in the transaction Your share of the sum will be 20% of the US$21.500 Million, 60% for us and 5% for taxation and Miscellaneous expenses.
The business itself is 100% safe on your part. Also your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction. Get back to me with this most private email immediately for swift correspondence:(elhamadi@gmail.com)
I await your urgent response.
Regards,Mr. Elhamadi Malik.Director, Project Implementation,National Iranian Oil Company.
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