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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • hassan_za44@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Hassan Aziz" <hassan_z45@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hassan_z444@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:58:29 +0000
Subject: Please I Need Your Assistance

Please Dear,

Good day to you and your family,dear am writting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance,i will be very glad if you can render me assistance to my situation now.

I would like to use this opportunity to introduce my self to you. I am Hassan Azizi, A 22 years old from Cote' Ivoire, the only Son of Late Late ALH.Mahmood Abdallah Azizi, my father is sousesfly farmer and busniess man in my country. My father all so deals in COCO and he have a very big farm of COCO.

My father, mother and two of my sister die in motor accident when taking them to school and i was left with my younger Sister Fatima Aziz . The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek for your assitance in the area of future investment. My Late father left some huge amount of money for us, which i will like you to help us and invested in your country.

This money is Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars which was deposited some years ago by my late father, he made me the sole beneficiary/next of kin to the money. I am now asking you to stand on my behalf to make this claim for the finance company, I am young in age i can't handle this can of transaction, i want you to stand as my Father Business oversea Partner and also to help me investment the money.
I will give you details about the deposit as you respond to my request. I have all original copies of the documents concerning this money with me here, So please am expecting to hear from you soon.

For Your Kind Assistance We Have Agreed To Offer You
20% Of The Total Sum. Seriously Waiting For Your Urgent Reply.
Best regard.

Your Full Address Contact and other things.

NAME.......................
MAILING ADDRESS......
AGE:...............
STATUS:............
STATE/COUNTRY............
TELE/FAX NUMBERS.......
CONTACT I AND MY SISTER WITH THIS ADDRESS.
E-MAIL ADDERSS :hassan_za44@yahoo.com
Phone Number 2215958351

Yours Truly,

Mr.HASSAN AZIZi

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