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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "aisha hassan" <ai-sha-r12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: a_sha_hassan@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:25:13 +0100
Subject: From Aisha Hassan

From Aisha Hassan
C/O: Refugee camp-Beirut
Republic Of Lebanon
17/11/2006

Dearest One,

I came across your contact and have Decided to get in touch with you after
the prayer, to see if you can help me solve my problem . Firstly, i wish to
introduce myself as Aisha Hassan ,The Daughter of (Late Alhaji Hussien bin
Hassan) Who lost his life in the course of the crisis here in Lebanon on
the 24th of July this year during Israeli bomb attack to Lebanon, which
claim the lives of my family members and left me without any body to lien on
.
My father willed in cash, the sum of $8.7 Million US Dollars which he put in
a trunk box and deposited with a bank in Malaysia and with enabling
conditions for the release of t he fund which are as follows.

(1) That I must be 22 years or above.

(2) That upon request for the release of the fund, there must be intentions
of investment especially outside the Lebanon.

I contact you therefore to confirm if you can accept me into your life as my
guardian and possibly advise me on any investment opportunity in your
country. If after this mail you get back to me and I reach agreement with
you, the Bank/Finance firm will release the consignment into your care and I
will come over to you to commence business partnership with you and the
fund.
Please forgive me if you find this message offended in anyway, but i am just
searching for assistance, because i have lost all my people during this
crisis here

I expect your urgent response with assurance that you will help me.

God Bless You.
Ms.Aisha Hassan

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