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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:
  • "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)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • w_saddouk@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "w_sadouk@terra.es" <w_sadouk@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:01:59 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Very Urgent



Mr Wafiq Al Saddouk
House 922,Halal-Babel
Masbah,Baghdad,
Rep. of Iraq.

Hello dear,

YOUR URGENT COOPERATIONS IS HIGHLY REQUIRED

I am sorry for any inconveniences this proposal may cause you as we have never met or known each other before.

Mr Wafiq Al Saddouk is my name,I am an Iraqi National from the Kurdish town of Qaradagh.I am a Principal Accountant with Al-Bayji oil Refinery 125 miles (200km) north of Baghdad.I am writing to solicit and appeal for your partnership and assistance towards the below stated business transaction.

As a result of the present political crisis in iraq,and by virtue of my position in the oil refinery in Al-bayji,I was able to move out the sum of US$22.5m (twenty-two Million,five hundred thousand United States Dollars)call-deposit, from my office in the refinery,during the
commencement of the war,to a security/finance company (Dabi Saaderat)based in tehran, Iran, for safe-keeping.

Due to the situation of things in my country presently which could not allow me travel outside iraq now,I therefore instructed the Dabi Saaderat securities iran,to move the consignment of funds to its affiliate in Europe for security reasons.

The consignment is now in Europe and I want to appeal for your understanding and assistance to claim the consignment on my behalf as my trustee,since I cannot leave baghdad now because of the political crisis going on here.I will send to you all the relevant documents issued to me by
the security/Finance company when I lodged the consignment with them,together with power of attorney transfering the custody of the consignment to you as the trustee and empowering you to claim it on my behalf.

I have agreed to share the money with you in the ratio of:72% for me,25% for you and 3% to take care of overall expenses incured in the course of the transaction.Though there are still rooms for more negotiations on this.

Finally,I have taken time to elaborate the nature of the business for your understanding, you are therefore free to ask questions in areas you don't understand.You are also at liberty to accept or reject my humble proposal.If you are in acceptance of this proposal please reply immediately with your full name and address,telephone, fax numbers and maybe other vital information that may help us in this transaction,which shall be forwarded to the Security and finance Company.

For security reasons,you can write me through my alternative email:w_saddouk@myway.com

Please treat with utmost confidentiality.

Regards,

Mr Wafiq Al Saddouk






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