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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.
• 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.
  • abdulkazimmohammed2000@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • abdulkazimmohammed83@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Abdulkazim=20Mohammed?= <abdulkazimmohammed2000@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: abdulkazimmohammed83@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 23:16:04 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dear Friend.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: abdulkazimmohammed2000@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Friend.

Assalam Alaikum.

I am Mr. AbdulKazim Mohammed, a merchant in Dubai, Arab Emirate. I have been

diagnosed with Cancer which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has defiled all forms of medicine.

Right now, I have only about a few months to live, according to my Medical

Doctor. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for myself but the oil business.

Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I only focused on my business

as that was the only thing I cared for.

But now I regret all these as I now know that there is more to life than

just wanting to have or make all the money in the world.

I believe when God gives me a second chance and heal me I would live my

life a different way from how I have lived it. I have sowed a seed for my healing I have willed and given most of my properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few close friends.

I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul and so, I have decided

to give arms to charity organizations and give succour and comfort to the less priviledged of the Tsunami Victimsand Katrina, as I want this to be one of the last

good deeds I do on earth.

So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in India

and Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly,

I cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to

close one of my accounts in Saudi Bank and distribute the money which I have there to

charity organization and to the less priviledged in Bulgaria and Sudan Africa,

They cashed the money but kept it only to themselves. Hence, I do not

trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them already.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of

Twenty Two Million United States dollars ($22 million)

that I have in the Vault of The Century Finance company Holland for safe

keeping.

I want you to collect this deposit on my behalf and disburse it to the

Tsunami EarthQuake victims in Asia and the Hurricane Katrina for the less priviledged.

Please send me a mail to indicate your wiliness to assist in this

disbursement.

I will set aside 10% for you for your time and efforts.

I need your urgent reply so that I will not have to go on sourcing for a

credible person to handle this project.

please if this is what you can handle do get back to me with the

information below.

1,YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS.

2, YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX.

3,YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION.

God bless you.

Mr. AbdulKazim Mohammed

PLEASE REPLY ME TO THIS BOX:

abdulkazimmohammed83@yahoo.co.uk

- Abdulkazim Mohammed

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