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• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • hassanrobert2up@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert Hassan" <roberthassan2up@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 05:30:03 -0800
Subject: PLEASE HELP MY FAMILY....


My life unforseen story.
My family would highly appreciate the fact that you will pay humanitarian
attention to us.We where happily a family of ten]10]my parents;sir.barrister
and mrs cherry George imegwu.Phd.
we are eight children of my parents and two orphans my parents adopted as
a long run of their humanitarian charity and kind gestures in past
times.Myfather was a magistrate, A legal practitioner!With his
visionary life and
legacy which overwhelmingly endeared himself to all masses ,he now became
deputy speaker delta state house of assembly""one time
chairman/administrator,board of law members.
we are eight children of my parents namely:Hassan,sarah, vera,
samson,lynda,smith,garvin,micheal.then two orphans, namely:great and james..
On a friday night,unforseen death took away the peace and happiness of my
family.unknown gun men shot my parents on a suning day.they assassinated my
parents seven7 years ago November 2000..we have suffered alot with out both
parents. After the sudden death of my parents;"'SAS.known as special
anti.robbery squad,,police force promised to detect the assassinators of my
parents,they promised that justice will prevail,they will be brought to
book;all to no avail..
We have past through difficulties in life since this accident..our
eldest brother became inresponsible""after the death of my parents,he
started selling my parents properties'"my uncle chief Dr.frank imegwu sold
my fathers lands.Four years 2004 after my parents death,the federal
Goverment now close down my fathers private school""high tower
nursery/primary school due to inadequate facilities, poor science
labouratory,lack of class teachers.
please i want my writings to touch and affect your deep heart.please i
want God to use you as a helping hand to us. we need any help or donations
from you;please your divine assistance will give my siblings a steping stone
to over come our finacal difficulties.i want God to use you as a miracle
which will silent our obstacle,insult.please send any thing to us,give ear
to our supplications.rejuvenate our finacial embarrassment.
How do we affect our generation, we dont have parents. we dont feed
well""when we no longer get help and supports from parents,life looks
unpleasant,difficult and very frustrating..why does God allow suffering"i
know after my story you will see things differently!!
The untimate measure of a man is not when he fined him self in a moment
of comfort and convenience but when he stands at a time of challenges and
controversy.
It has been a dangerous experience after i have been told of the death
of my parents.After this accident,we have never find real peace of
mind.lifehas not been important after loosing both parents:what is the
purpose of
life..
where does the future stands..our keys to family happin ess is when our
parents were still alive]how do we really cope up with life activities,very
importantly,their divine assistance which they render to us :payment of our
educatio nal sector,our bringing up,sharing in the vital work of training my
siblings.
Please,i can send my family photograph to you,to prove our sincerity and
innocent heart.,.please reply me to my family private
email...hassanrobert2up@yahoo.com<http://us.f459.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=email...hassanrobert2up@yahoo.com>
May the almighty God uplift you and your family..Amen
thank you..i await your humanitarian responds..
Vera and hassan for the family..

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