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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: "ISSA MOHAMMED" <isammy204@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 08:43:10 +0200
Subject: PERSONAL.

FROM ISSA MOHAMMED
2-3 NELSON MANDELA AVENUE
SANDTON CITY , JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.

TEL: 27 73 292 28 48.

DEAR SIR,

GREETINGS TO YOU.MY NAME IS ISSA MOHAMMED. I LIVED AND WORKED IN IRAQ AS A
CONTRACTOR DURING THE PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN ERA. I WAS A CLOSE FRIEND OF
SADDAM'S TOP PALACE ACCOUNTANT AND WORKED ON VARIOUS PROJECTS FOR THE
GOVERNMENT.I GOT YOUR CONTACT E MAIL ADDRESS FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY JOHANNESBURG CHAPTER DURING MY SEARCH FOR A
RELIABLE INVESTOR. I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE SUM OF US$18M (EIGHTEEN
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS), IN CASH THAT WAS ENRUSTED TO ME BY ONE OF
THE SADDAM'S TOP PALACE ACCOUNTANT SHORTLY BEFORE THE AMERICANS STORMED
BAGHDAD THAT EVENTUALLY LED TO THE FALL OF SADDAM.

I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE FUNDS OUT OF IRAQ FOR SAFE KEEPING AND DEPOSITED IT
SAFELY IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN SOUTH AFRICA AND KEPT THE TWO BOXES
CONTAINING THE FUNDS THERE SUCESSFULLY. I AM NOW IN EXILE WITH MY FAMILY IN
SOUTH AFRICA.

I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR URGENT HELP TO ASSIST ME CLAIM THE FUNDS FROM THE
SECURITY COMPANY FOR INVESTMENT IN A VERY GOOD RELIABLE PROJECT IN YOUR
COUNTRY. A LOT OF IRAQIS HAD LOOTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND RAN OUT OF IRAQ
INCLUDING TOP OFFICIALS, MANY OF WHOM SUCCEDED WHILE MANY DIED IN THE
PROCESS. MY FRIEND THAT GAVE ME THE BOX WAS NOT AS LUCKY. HE WAS KILLED
DURING ONE OF THE US RAIDS IN BAGHDAD. I THANK ALLAH THAT I AM ALIVE AND I
WANT TO HAVE AN INVESTMENT BASE IN YOUR COUNTRY, AS SOON AS YOU ACCEPT TO
HELP ME SECURE/CLAIM THE FUNDS FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN SOUTH
AFRICA AND DEPOSITE IT IN YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

HOWEVER, WE ARE NOW REFUGEES HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THEIR LAW HERE DOES
NOT ALLOW REFUGEES TO, OPERATE AN ACCOUNT OR HAVE A BUSINESS ESTABILISHED
UNTIL YOU GET YOUR PERMANENT RESIDENCE OF WHICH I WAS NOT AWARE OF BEFORE I
DEPOSITED THE FUNDS.

IF YOU ACCEPT TO ASSIST ME,I AM OFFERING YOU 30% OF THE MONEY WHILE 5% WILL
BE FOR ALL THE EXPENCES THAT COULD BE INCURED ON THE PROCESS OF THE
TRANSACTION. AND REMEMBER TO GIVE ME YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS SO
THAT I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS AS REGARDS TO THE FUNDS.

THIS IS RISK FREE BUT HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT.

BEST REGARDS,

ISSA MOHAMMED.

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