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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: "ABDULLAH AL-QASSAB" <qassab2035@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: qassab2032@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 04:53:12 -0700
Subject: Assalam-o-Alaikum

Assalam-o-Alaikum

I got your email address through search in the Internet. I hope and pray to Allah that I have the right person who will assist me. I have interest of investing in your country as such I would like to make contact with you for assistance as soon as I am able to transfer my fund for the investment. Note, the funds are already with a security company in Holland for safe keeping. If you are willing to assist me.You will help me collect the funds from the Security Company as I cannot travel out at the moment now because of my present predicaments /conditions which I will explain to you if we work together. My name is Abdullah Al-qassab, Director of Petroleum Explorations in Iraq, Saddam Hussein has brought destruction / Hell to our great country and everything is practically difficult now.Please if you accept this offer of assistance you are required to give me your Name, age, occupation, country and address.

I will send to you detailed information of this business if you indicate your seriousness to do the business, and also enclosing your telephone fax numbers. I promise you that this deal is valid, real and risk free. What I now need from you are as follows:

1. You should travel to the Security Company to secure the funds in cash on my behalf.

2. You will be entitled to 30% of the total sum involved for your assistance.

3. As soon as you confirm to me by e-mail your readiness to travel to the Security Company, I will send the relevant Documents and the PIN code number of the consignment to you and also the security Company’s information.

4. As soon as you have the funds in your custody, I will give you detail of where and which sector you will invest my share of the funds in on my behalf.

5.Please note that this project is 100% risk free, but you must keep it very secret and confidential. With strong assurance that you will never let me down at all.

I expect your prompt reply.

Regards,
Abdullah G.H. Al-qassab.

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