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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:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • mrshasan@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Wisal al-Mahdi Hasan al-Turabi" <mrswisal.hasan@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:22:26 +0700
Subject: Assalamu alaikum!!! FROM MRS WISAL AL-MAHDI HASAN AL-TURABI SUDANESE WOMAN

FROM MRS WISAL AL-MAHDI HASAN AL-TURABI
Attn:The Managing Director
Dear Beloved
Assalamu alaikum!!!

Do reply me in my private emails. mrshasan@myway.com
Dear Beloved,
My contacting you is based on trust, I hope you will live upto me expectation at the end of this project. I have seen war and I have seenpeace, Ihave seen riches and I have seen people die of hunger on daily bases.

I am quite certain that life is vanity upon vanity, the only life worth living is a life of service to humanity and the almightyALLAH, most merciful,most compassionate and most benevolent. This is the reason for my present decision based absolutely hope on ALLAH.
Before I proceed, may I humbly introduce myself to you, My Name is Mrs.Wisal al-Mahdi Hasan al-Turabi ,a Sunannese refugee from Darfur region, my late husband was until recently, one of the personal aid to the late president of Sudan who died in air crash and also leader of sudan ismalic movement, may his soul rest in peace.Due to the aircrash which lead to the sudden death of the past president ,my late husband Late Mr Hasan al-Turabi who was the personal aid to the president also lost his own life in the air crash.After my late husband's death ,my son and I inherited the sum of US$16million which he deposited in a safe deposit company in Cambodia (the neighboring country to Thailand). The funds were originally gotten from my late husband proceeds hence my late husband also deals on the exportation of crude oil and Sudannese dry fruits.

My late husband was able to secure the funds(usd$16Million)with a very good diplomatic officials from UK who was on an official duty in Sudan then, the diplomatic officials helped my late husband in packaging the funds which was sealed and brought from Sudan to Cambodia as a diplomatic package through a diplomatic carrier service. The diplomatic
officials who brought the funds into Cambodia also helped my late husband in depositing the funds with a safe deposit company here in Cambodia.

I have decided to contact you because I am interested in investing this fund (usd$16Million)in your country which I believe is investor
friendly than Cambodia. Please kindly guide andassist me in making the right investment since I am also interested in buying a residential property as I will be moving with my only son Moussalli Dafa al-Turabi (junoir) in over there as soon as every thing regarding technical and logictics details is worked out and ascertained to ourrespective satisfaction.

In view of your participation,I am ready to give you a good negotiable percentage for your assistance,or better still commit it into viable Joint venture projects with you .Be assured that you stand no risk of any kind as the funds belong to me and my only survived son Moussalli Dafa al-Turabi (junoir).As soon as I get your consent, we will quickly move
this fund to your country for investment. However, upon your acceptance to work as my partner, you can contact me with my private e-mail for more details.I strongly believe that
associating with you to embark on this and other business ventures will derive a huge success hereafter, please include you private contact
telephone number and private e-mail when you replying to me.NOTE WE WILL LIKE YOU TO MEET US IN CAMBODIA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR MEETING AND WAY FORWARD ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.
see this sites for your informations about us
http://www.sudansupport.no/kompetanse/akademia/lampi-s/hassan_alturabi.html
http://www.soundvision.com/Info/women/turabi.asp

Do reply me in my private emails. mrshasan@myway.com

Yours Sincerely.

Mrs.Wisal al-Mahdi Hasan al-Turabi

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