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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • mustafasalahaleldeenm@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mustafasalah aleldeenm" <mustafasalahaleldeenm@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:59:25 +0400
Subject: HELLO MR,VICTIM-FULLNAME.

FROM THE DESK OF MUSTAFA SALAH AL ELDEEN .M.
OPERATIONAL MANAGER NATIONAL BANK OF ABU-DHABI.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
Email: mustafasalahaleldeenm@hotmail.com


Good Day,

I am Mr. mustafa salah eldeen m, the Branch Manager of National
bank of Abu-Dhabi United Arab Emirates, I am writing you following an
Opportunity in my office that will be of immense benefit to both of us. In
my department I discovered an abandoned Sums of $9.700, 000 (Nine Million
Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in an account that belongs to
one of our foreign customers, Late Mr. Morris Thompson an American who
unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and their only
daughter.
You can visit this web site to confirm my information's to you, ALASKA
AIRLINE FLIGHT 261. http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his Next of
kin or relatives to come over and claim his money because we cannot release
it unless somebody applies for it as the next of kin or Relation to the
deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.

Unfortunately I learnt that his supposed next of kin being his only Daughter
died along with him in the plane crash leaving nobody with The knowledge of
this fund behind for the claim, and the banking law and guidelines here in
United Arab Emirates is that if such money Remained after five years the
money will be transferred into the bank's treasury as unclaimed funds.

Note: I want you to stand as the business partner of Late Morris Thompson so
that my bank can transfer the money to your account without any problem, so
now I will like you to provide me your full name and address so that our
residential attorney will prepare the necessary documents with your names
which will put you in place as the next of kin of late Mr. Morris Thompson.

Now my questions are as follows: -

1. Can you handle this project?

2. Can I give you this trust and confidence, hoping that you will not betray
me after the fund might have been transferred into your nominated account in
your country?

Please consider these two questions and get back to me as soon as possible
to enable us proceed further.

Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information as contained herein be
accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it
deserves.

We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of
the will and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate
administration in your favor to commence on the transfer into your nominated
bank account in any part of the world, then I will facilitate the transfer
of this money to you as the beneficiary next of kin.

The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60%
for me and 40% for you, there is no risks involved at all as the paperwork
for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as branch
manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction if you are
interested, please reply immediately via the private email address below.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your
confidential telephone numbers for easy communications towards the smooth
conclusion of this deal.

endeavor to observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your country immediately the fund is
been transferred into your account.

Awaiting your urgent and positive response via my confidential email address
at, mustafasalahaleldeenm@hotmail.com

Yours Sincerely.
Mr,Mustafa Salah Al Eldeen m.

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