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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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:
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • hassan_rufai@hotmail.com
  • hassan_uba@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "hassan rufai" <hassan_uba@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 01:16:20 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY

FROM :Mr Rufai Hassan
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC.
EMAIL:hassan_rufai@hotmail.com

(BUSSINESS ASSISTANCE)
Dear sir,

My name is Mr.rUFAI HASSAN and I work in the International operation
department in a Local Bank here in Africa. I apologize if the contents
here under are contrary to your moral ethics.But please treat with
absolute secrecy and personal. On a routine inspection in my bank I
discovered a dormant domiciliary account with a BAL Of US$18,000,000.00
(Eighteen Million US Dollars).on further discreet investigation, I also
discovered that the account holder has long since passed away (dead) leaving
no beneficiary to the account. The bank will approve this money to any
foreigner because the former operator of the a/c is a foreigner and from
Iraq in particular and I am certainly sure that he is dead,and nobody
will come again for the claim of thismoney A foreigner can only claim
this money with legal claims to the account Holder, Therefore I need your
cooperation in this transaction.

I will provide the necessary information needed in order to claim this
money, But you will need to open an account where this can be
transferred. If interested send your private Telephone No. And Fax
number including full details of the account to be used for the Deposit
I wish for utmost confidentiality in handling this transaction as my
job and the future of my family would be jeopardized if it were breached.

I want to assure you that the transaction is without risk if due
process is followed accordingly Finally, I will give you 30% of the
total fund for your corporation. 10% for charity in africa and your
countrywhile 5% will be set aside to settle expenses both parties might
incure during the transfer process.First transfer to your account Will
be us$8 million.

I look forward to a favorable response from you. You can contact me
through this private e-mail:hassan_rufai@hotmail.com
hassan_uba@hotmail.com


Best Regards,
Mr.Marcel Odega.

Operation Manager of
United Bank for Africa
Plc (U.B.A)

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