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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying merchant" 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.
  • hifarouk@zensearch.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ibn farouk <ibn@ibnfarouk.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:54:39 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: IT IS NOT BY MY POWER BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD


IT IS NOT BY MY POWER BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD
Dear Friend.
As you read this I don’t want you to feel sorry for me because I believe everyone will die someday.
My name is Hassan Ibn Farouk, a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E.
I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in carering for my health.
It has defiled all forms of medicines and right now I have only about a few months to live according to medical experts here in United Kingdom.
I have not particularly lived my life so well.
I never really cared for anyone not even myself but cared only for my business. Though, by the Grace of God i'm furtunate to be bless with riches, but was never generous. Instead I was always hostile to people and only focus on my business as that was the only thing I cared for.
But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world.
I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I presently lived my life .
Now that I have receive the calling of the Lord God , I have willed and given most of my properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few close friends.
I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul and so, I have decided to give alms to charitable organizations.
I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth.
So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E,Algeria, Philipines and Malaysia.
Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self any more. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have in that particular account to charity organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to themselves.
Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have given to them.
However, I still have a huge cash deposit of twenty four million dollars left with OCEANIC BANK which non of them knows about.
What I will like you to do is to collect and distribute these funds to charity organizations all over the world.
I have set aside $2.400.000.00 for you for your time and patience.

Alternate email:hifarouk@zensearch.com
God be with you.
H. Ibn Farouk.

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