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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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• 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.
  • fatimazahra@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Fatima Zahra <fatimazahra2006@aim.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:41:09 +0200
Subject: HOSPITALIZED IN NAJEM HOSPITAL


HELLO,

I AM FATIMA ZAHRA. I AM 54YEARS OLD WOMAN, THE WIFE OF LATE DR. REZA ZAHRA, A CITIZEN OF LEBANON AND HOSPITALIZED IN NAJEM HOSPITAL IN TYRE, LEBANON I AM PRESENTLY IN HOSPITAL SUFFERING FROM ONE OF THE ISRAELIS BOMBARDMENT IN TYRE LEBANON WHICH CLAIMED THE LIFE OF MY HUSBAND AND 4 CHILDREN. THIS HAS ALSO AFFECT ME BADLY I CAN NO LONGER WALK AND HALF OF MY BODY IS PARALYZED. I SEND YOU THIS EMAIL WITH THE HELP OF MY PRIVATE NURSE WHO IS ASSISTING ME AND WHO IS ALSO TRAPPED IN THIS UGLY SITUATION. MY TIME HERE ON EARTH IS NUMBERED AS MY HEALTH HAS DETERIORATED.

WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF US$20.5 MILLION (TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS) WITH A SECURITY FIRM IN EUROPE PRESENTLY, THIS MONEY IS STILL WITH THE SECURITY FIRM. SINCE I CANNOT CLAIM THE FUNDS MY SELF AND CANNOT REACH OUT TO ANY RELATION ABROAD I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU URGENTLY SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION OF THE FUNDS BEFORE MY TIME IS UP, I DON?T KNOW HOW LONG I CAN DO THIS BUT I WANT YOU TO HURRY UP AND WRITE ME SO THAT I CAN SEND YOU ALL THE NECESSARY DETAILS ABOUT THE FUNDS INSTEAD OF LEAVING THE FUNDS TO THE SPANISH COMPANY TO CONFISTICATE, I WILL RATHER ISSUE A LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION TO SOMEBODY TO RECEIVE IT ON MY BEHALF AND HELP USE THE FUNDS FOR CHARITY

I WANT YOU TO USE THE FUNDS TO BUILD AN ORPHANAGE OR CHARITY HOME IN YOUR COUNTRY AND HELP SOME OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN TIME OF CRISIS LIKE THIS THE ORPHANAGE IN YOUR COUNTRY MUST BE NAMED " FATIMA ZAHRA ORPHANAGE HOME".

IF YOU ARE READY TO DO THIS AND CARRY OUT MY WISH, THEN SEND ME
[1] YOUR FULL NAMES,
[2] YOUR PHONE/FAX NUMBER,
[3] AND YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: fatimazahra@sify.com

I NEED ALL THIS DETAILS TO ENABLE ME QUICKLY SEND A LETTER OF AUTHORITY TO THE SECURITY COMPANY SO THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE YOU WHEN YOU GET TO THEIR OFFICE TO COLLECT THE FUNDS.

I AWAIT YOUR REPLY.

MRS.FATIMA ZAHRA.

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