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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" <a_bdullah011@msn.com>
Reply-To: a_bdullah0112@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 12:59:58 +0000
Subject: Sallam-o-Alaikun.

Sallam-o-Alaikun.

I got your email address through search in the Internet.I hope in the name
of ALLAH that I have the rightperson 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 in that country for assistance Note,the funds
are already with a security company, which also has branches in Europe 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 practicallydifficult 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 as my Family's proxy , I will send the PIN code number of
the consignment to you and also the security Company's information.

4. 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 eagerly await your urgent reply

Regards,
Abdullah Gh Al-qassab

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