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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr YASIN HAKEE" <yas_in_ha_im78@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: yasin_hakee789@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:11:08 +0200
Subject: FROM Mr YASIN HAKEE

Sir, Although of UAE nationality, i am a Senegalese-based business consultant and legal adviser and have retainership with United Nations top director who was in charge of contracts for the United Nations OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAMME .He instructed me to source for trustee and confidant as you are aware that Kojo Annan the youngest son of United Nations Secretary General is presently involved in United Nations oil-for-food programme scandal which brought a lot of criticism for his father's position. As a result of the scandals, my client can no longer directly claim accrued commissions from the accumulated supplies of medicines and food to the emabattled Iraq which now aggregate to $5 Million USD with his direct company name .Now we are soliciting for your trusteeship in that regard to be fronted as supplier and claim this fund which will be paid from Wachovia Bank Washington DC,USA. To this effect, my client has finalised arrangement with Finance Ministry of Iraq and Iraqi contract review pa
nel to secure approval with a neutral name who will claim contract commission which payment is in progress presently. Please note that you do not need to travel to Iraq since the payment will be effected through United Nations/New Iraq government accredited banks in Washington DC, United States of America or other affiliated payment commissions in Europe.My client have instructed that his own share of the fund will be invested into your company since he does not want to have any link with such fund as at moment because of his position at the UN.To that effect we will like to take appraisal of your products for investment/importation portfolio. This transaction is 100% very confidential.Therefore, if it interests you please respond immeditately so that we will discuss further details. Barrister Yasin Hakee Principal, Yasin Hirakee & Associates

THIS EMAIL yasin_hakee789@yahoo.com <mailto:yasin_hakee789@yahoo.com>

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