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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.
  • msabdul5000@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: Abdul Masalmeh <abdulah@teenmail.co.za>
Reply-To: msabdul5000@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:05:49 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED


Attention/Sir,
I am Abdul Masalmeh from Iraq.I decided to write you due my situation
now.There is an information I would like you to keep very confidential.
There is sum amount of money my boss deposited in a securiy comapany,
out side our country,and followiong 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,with my three children.The money in question, is Fourteen million five hundred thousand united state dollars $14.500,000.00m [Fourteen million and five hundred united states dollars) What I would want you to do, is to assits me to recover the money as it can only be identified only by
calling the pin no to the company concerned, There is no risk in this
transaction. I will use the money for an investiment in your country
for the future of my children.
If you are intrested, and can maintain the very confidentiality of this
transaction,please reply me at msabdul5000@yahoo.co.uk
Wheen I get your reply,I will get back to you with more clearification.
Also note that I am a refugees now since the americans've taken over our country
and as a soldier,I'll not come back now becuase of the the situation in
Iraq.
Thank you very much.
Mr Abdul Masalmeh

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