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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 G.H Al- Qassab" <alqassab2@msn.com>
Reply-To: abdullahgh@walla.com
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 23:09:19 +0000
Subject: Assalam-o-Alaikum

I got your email address through search in the Internet.

I hope in the name of ALLAH that I have the right person who will
assist me. I want to transfer money for investment into your country
as such I would like to make contact with people like you residing
inthat country for assistance Note,the funds are already with a
security company in Dubia,UAE which also has branches in Europe and
America 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 from iraq at the moment because of certain
conditions which I will explain to you if we work together(my
travelling documents are not yet complete). The fall of Saddam
Hussein has brought destruction / Hell to our great country and
everything is practically difficult now and opportuinities are
closing up,the new government is trying to frustrate our businesses.

Please if you accept this offer of assistance you are required to
give me your Name, age, occupation, address also enclosing your
telephone fax numbers. 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 and open a Bank account in your
country for me with the credentials i will give you.
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 PIN code number of the
consignment to you and also the security Company's
information.
4. I will also most importantly know if you have the apprioprate
travel documents and send to me your travelling documents for my
proceedings over here.
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 not let me down at all.


I expect your prompt reply.


Regards,

Abdullah Gh Al-qassab

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