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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
• 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.
  • haja2@web2mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Haja <haja1@web2mail.com>
Reply-To: haja2@web2mail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 23:52:42 +0100
Subject: Hello (From Saudi Arabia)


Dear Sir/Madam

I am a 25 years old lady and a British citizen who was taken to Saudi Arabia by my father 10 years ago when i was only 15 years old. He deceived me that I was going there on vacation and later married me out to a wealthy Prince of the Royal family of Saudi Arabia who is 30 years older than me.

I was thus forced into marriage at such an early age and when I objected I was beaten and raped by this Prince. I was locked up in a house for two years after which I submitted and decided to accept my faith, knowing that was the only way out.

After I got my freedom back I have been allowed by my husband to have access to his account funds and businesses. With the help of a loyal aide I have been able to divert $66,000,000.00 ( Sixty six million dollars) into a private finance house in Saudi Arabia without his knowledge. Right now I have mapped out a plan of escape out of Saudi Arabia, first of all I want to move the fund out of Saudi Arabia.

This is where I need your assistance, I will move the fund out of Saudi Arabia on your name through a Cargo courier company to Europe to avoid been detected by my husband. After which you will help me secure the fund before I get out of Saudi Arabia.

If you know you are capable of handling such a huge amount of money respond to me and I will compensate you by giving you 10% of the total fund.

Note also that you must keep this transaction secret as my life is at stake if my husband or any of his relatives hear of this transaction they will stone me to death or hang me. I await your quick response.

Yours faithfully,

Haja
haja2@web2mail.com

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