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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:
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Abdulla Gh Al-qassab" <alqassab200@msn.com>
Reply-To: iraqabdulla@walla.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:52:48 +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 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 in that country for assistance
Note,the funds are already with a security company,
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 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. 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 eagerly await your reply

Regards,
Abdullah Gh Al-qassab

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