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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • mrsjare_bkurdemir@indiatimes.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Jare Bala" <jare_bala1@rediffmail.com>
Date: 15 Nov 2006 15:41:04 -0000
Subject: INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE !!!


The Family of&nbsp; Bala KurdemîrZakho - Iraq.Dear Sir,&nbsp;I humbly seek your co-operation to assist me, Mrs Jarê&nbsp; Bala Kurdemîr, awidow in search of secured future for herself and her only serving 3years olddaughter.&nbsp;My husband (Azad Bala Kurdemîr) and our four children (Dara, Fadil,Meywan and Sitî ) were killed in the war in Baghdad - Iraq. Before hisdeath he told me,his wife that he had deposited the total sum of sixteenmillion American dollars to an undisclosed bank outside Outside Iraq.&nbsp;Now I intend to relocate the funds toAmerica or Europe for investment towards the betterment of herself andthe daughter with your assistance and honest support.
On behalf of the family, I seek your assistance to relocate the fundsto America or Europe for investment without the inference of anyGovernment agent or any third party.&nbsp;On your ability to investment, start-up a new life and business for MrsJarê&nbsp; Bala Kurdemîr, please contact me immediately through my personalemail:mrsjare_bkurdemir@indiatimes.com, attaching yourdirect contact telephone number.&nbsp;Then I can review details on how we intend to transport/deliver thefunds to you.&nbsp;Thank you.Mrs Jare Bala.

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