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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: Mehdi Rahman Bidgoli <bidgoli@caramail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 13:30:42 +0100
Subject: CONTACT ME ASAP


Dear Friend,

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and
may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior
consent and writing through this channel.I got your contact from a
proffesional database found in internet while searching for a reliable and honest
person that will be an annointed steward in a vision very dear to me.


I am Mr.Mehdi Rahman Bidgoli a personal treasurer to late monarch Fahd
ibn Abdul Aziz al-Saud (KING FAHD) of Saudi Arabia. He was believed to
be 82. King Fahd was in poor health for years, and suffered a stroke in
1995. Under King Fahd's rule, Saudi Arabia came into enormous wealth
from its vast oil reserves, making it a major player on the international
stage. King Fahd was a great king, and served very well the interests
of the Arab and Muslim world, so we feel his loss," he said. "At the
same time, we feel Saudi Arabia will continue to be at the forefront of
Arab and Muslim action in the field of development and organization, and
also in the field of defending Arab rights and causes.
Been his close confidant, he has entrusted some Document partaining to
funds which he has with verious finance companies Abroad running to millions
of dollars among which are lodge in Finance companies in
London,Spain, and Canada for investment purposes.Having worked
for the late monarch for years l now seize this opprotunity to ask for
your partnership to formalize this transaction.

YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the Above quoted
Sum and I will re-profile the funds with your name, which will enable
the Financial Institution release the funds to you. We can work out
moderlities of percentages due to you upon the receipt of your consent and
all document that will empower you to act would be given to you
including a copy of my international pass port details. The transaction has to
be Concluded in 2 week. As Soon as I confirm your readiness to conclude
the transaction with me, I will provide you with the details.You are
requested to communicate your acceptance of this proposal
Thank you very much.
Regards,

Mehdi Rahman Bidgoli (Mr).

Please you

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