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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • mohdi-eliddrissa@executivemail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mohammed Azizi El-Iddrissa" <mohdi_eliddrissa07@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <mohdi-eliddrissa@executivemail.co.za>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:38:38 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL:




From the Desk of: Mr. Mohammed Azizi El-IddirssaEmail: mohdi-eliddrissa@executivemail.co.za Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa.

Dear Sir /Madam,

RE: US$15.7MILLION INVESTMENT PROPOSAL:

I hope this letter finds you in good health? Kindly permit me to write you this letter irrespective of the fact that we had never met before. I am Mr. Mohammed Azizi El-Iddirssa, a senior Staff and the Chairman "Contract Tender & Award Committee" within the Department of Works and Housing Affairs for the South African 2010 World Cup infrastructural Constructions Project. I got your contact Email address upon my intensive researching in the Internet on my quest to find a trustworthy Company and/or person on whom I can repose confidence for a transaction of this nature. My aim of sending you this "Business Investment Proposal" is to solicit for your assistance and co-operation to transfer some amount of money into any of your private Account abroad. Therefore, this communication should be held in private between both of us.
My colleagues and I in the Department of Works and Land Affairs wishes to transfer into any of your secured Bank Account abroad, the sum of US$15.7Million (FIFTEEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) which was meant for contract payment for one Mr. Hooshazar Azarnoosh (ALLIED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD) an Iranian National who died as a result of Protracted Cancer disease after the third day we finalized all the necessary documentations covering his Contract Payment from our Department. I will provide you all the copies of the Contract Award documents for your confirmation and for avoidance of any doubt over the legitimacy of this transaction against fruad or scam as you may think. The documents are as follows:-

* THE CONTRACT AWARD DOCUMENT* THE CONTRACT PAYMENT ALLOCATION VOUCHER

This money right now is floating in the Trust Holdings Account of our Dept. with the National Treasury in the South African Reserve Bank since Friday, 30th March 2007 awaiting transfer as mentioned in the Contract payment document that the fund belongs to one of the foreign Contactors abroad. However, by virtue of my position and others as Civil Servants, we cannot acquire this fund in our names or with any local company here in South Africa. This was the reasons for my pursuit for your assistance and co-operation to provide the foreign Account where this money will be transferred comes in. We have agreed on the sharing Ratio of 70% for us and 30% for you as the Account owner. My choice of you for this transaction basically hanged on trustworthy and co-operation and I hope that you will not betray my trust on you once this money is transferred to your Account abroad. I have concluded all the necessary arrangements to obtain the High Court Letter of Probate and the Contract Payment Authorization Approval from the Ministry of Finance in your name which will indicate that you are a Company partner in Allied Structural Engineering Company Ltd to enable the Commercial Bank transfer the money to your Account abroad. This documents will cover the legality of this transaction and the money transferred smoothly to you.
Finally, once I am in receipt of this required information's from you, I will then proceed to obtain the High Court Order (Letter of Probate) in your name and this fund will be transferred to your Account within 2-3 working days through Bank (T.T) Telegraphic Transfer. Note; as well that this transaction is 100% Risk free to your personality with the High Court Order and will be conducted under a legitimate arrangement that will protect both parties from any breach of law on your personality. The required information's are:- * Your Names in Full:* Residential Address:* Business/Company's Name and Address:* Occupation/Profession: * Office Tel/Mobile Phone/Fax Number:* Gender & Age:* Nationality:

Anticipating your urgent response to enable me proceed with the arrangements and this money transferred to you as stipulated. Yours Truly, Mr. Mohammed Azizi El-Iddirssa (Executive Chairman)
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