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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)
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • hansaananie2002@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: hansaan anie <hansaan@hansaananie4.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:50:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dear Friend,


Dear Friend,
My name is Mr. Hansaan Anie I am a dying man who have decided to donate what I have to you/church. I am 67 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my wife, who has left me everything she worked for.
I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late wife to you for the good work of God,rather than allow my relatives to use my funds ungodly. Please pray,that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and i beleive he has,because He is a merciful God.
I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts. I decided to WILL/donate the sum of (us$ 40.000.000)fourty million united states Dollars to you for the good work of the lord, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows.
At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact that my relatives are around me and my health status.
I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there 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 left for them.
The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of (us$ 40.000.000)fourty million united states Dollars, that I have with a finance/Security Company abroad.
I will want you to help me collect this consignment and dispatched it to charity organizations. I have set aside 15% for you and for your time.
NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last wish. And Also I will be contacting with you by email as I don't want my relation or anybody to know because they are always around me.
NOTE: kindly get back to with this email(hansaananie2002@netscape.net)
Regards,
Hansaan Anie

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