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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.
• 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.
  • mrs_s_wazari@yahoo.ie (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Abudullah Wazari <mrwazari1999@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:33:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Amarjit Singh


Compliment of the season joyful is the day?
I am Mrs. Sarah Wazari Abudullah aged 38 years from the Republic of Sudan in Darfour region now seeking asylum with my son here in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur under the (U.N.H.C.R.) camp ground, Malaysia. Actually I do not know you before but I got your contact as a trustworthy person through Absolute Agency. this is why am mailing you.
My late husband Capt. Wazari Abudullah was one of the senior officials of revolutionary united front of Sudan (RUF) who
died on 18/12/2000 with some of his colleagues during a cross
fire battle between the RUF and the peace keeping forces in
Sudan which include ECOMOG, British Army and U.N troops.
In brief we have the sum of US$12,000,000.00 which we want to invest in your country through your guidance. This money was deposited by my late husband in a
Private Security Firm now, which my son musa was made the beneficiary and the next of kin as the only child of the family.
Because of the present situation in my country Sudan in Darfour Region, my son musa and me left our country recently for safety as the present government of Ahmed
John Garang is probing all families relating to the revolutionary
united fronts which my husband was a key member.
We are in desperate need of your assistance both in evacuation
and dislodgment of this money to your country and advice on a
profitable business venture to invest this money as we believe
that your country is more politically and economically stabilized
for any investment through your professional advice.
We have proposed 20% of the total sum for all necessary
assistance and protection we may need in your country.
Please treat this matter as highly personal because all our
future now depends on this money and we can not afford to make
any mistake whatsoever. Please try and reply us urgently on
receipt of this letter in other to arrange on the best possible
way to do it for safety. Please reply my mail to my privet email
Mrs_s_wazari@yahoo.ie
Mrs. Sarah Wazari Abudullah

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