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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: MOHD HAMMAD LABIB <mohd25hammad@tiscali.it>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:17:21 +0400
Subject: From (MOHD HAMMAD LABIB)


FROM THE DESK OF
MR MOHD HAMMAD LABIB
REGIONAL MANAGER
MASHREQ BANK
AL AIN BRANCH

My name Mohd Hammad Labib, I am the regional manager of the Mashreq Bank in Dubai Al Ain branch Dubai. I got your information during my search through the Internet. I am 52years of age and married with 5 lovely kids. It may interest you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and don't want problem,but i don't know how you will feel about this because you might feel that its scam yes there are many scammers. but am telling you that this is real and you are not going to regret after doing this transaction with me. I only hope we can assist each other. If you don't want this business offer kindly forget it as I will not contact you again.

My dear I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.

PROPOSITION; I discovered an abundant sum of $11.5M (Eleven Million Five Hundred thousand United States Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir. I cannot release the fund from
his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the
deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.

Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me for the funds $11.5M(Eleven Million Five Hundred thousand United states Dollars) to be released in your favour as the beneficiary's next of kin. It may interest you to note that I have secured from the probate an order of madamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries.

Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of my mutual
business Endeavour by furnishing me with the following;

1. Your Full Names
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.

Regards,
MOHD HAMMAD LABIB

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