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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • alhassanjaffer@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "files folders" <files4folders@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 14:28:49 +0000
Subject: letter

Dear Friend,
Assalamu Alaikum:

I am Haji Alhassan jaffer from Iraq.I decide to write you due my situation
now.There is an information I like you to keep very confidential. There is
sum amount of money my brother deposited in a security company, out side our
country,and following the battle at Basra by the American Millitary
forces,he was killed .It is only me that knows these because I'm his
second,I will not be able to give you the full details that led to that
urgly incidents during the War.

Presently I am staying in another country,just to save my life . The money
in question, is fifteen million united state dollars (usd$15 million). What
I want you to do, is to assists me to recover the money as it can only be
identified only by calling the pin number to the security company concerned,
There is no risk in this transaction.
I will use the money for an investiment in your country for the future my
self. If you are intrest, and can maintain the very confidentiality of this
transaction,please for security reasons use this email box while replying
for fast response back to you and for more details,and also note that I am a
refugees now since the americans'have taken over my country and as a
soldier,I'll not come back now because of the the situation in Iraq.I can
speak little English,so dont mind my English. I am to give you more
information on how you will claim this money from the security company where
is presently deposited,but please let this be very confidencial between me
and you only and in your responce you will give me your address and phone
numbre and i will give you the information to proceed.
Reply me with my private e-mail address; alhassanjaffer@yahoo.com

Thank you very much and i need your reply Immediately.

Sincerely
Haji Alhassan Jaffer

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