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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • jaziri_ahmed11@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Jaziri Ahmmed" <jaziri_ahmemd@rediffmail.com>
Date: 8 Feb 2007 00:24:05 -0000
Subject: ENQUIRY FOR REAL ESTATE OR HOTEL INVESTMENT


&nbsp;Sir,&nbsp;I am soliciting for your cooperation in building a Tourist Hotel or Real Estate in your country. I am sorry if this is not in line with your business. I need an experienced person like you to assist me to set it up.
Mr. Jaziri Ahmed is my name, I am an Iraqi National from the Kurdish town of Qaradagh. I am the Principal Accountant with Al-Bayji oil Refinery about 125 miles (200km)north of Baghdad. I am seriously in need of your assistance in respect of the business stated below.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; As a result of the present political crisis in iraq, and by virtue of my work as the Accountant with the oil refinery (Al-bayji), I was able to move out the sum of US$20.5M (Twenty Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) call-deposit, from my office in the refinery, to a Security/Finance Company (DABI SADEARAT) based in Tehran, Iran, for safe-keeping.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; The terrible situation of things in my country now cannot allow me to travel out of iraq, therefore, I gave instructions to Dabi Sadearat,to transfer the consignment to its affiliate company in Europe FOR SECURITY REASONS.The consignment is now in Europe. Iam therefore soliciting your assistance to claim the consignment on my behalf, since I cann
ot leave here now due to the political crisis. I will present you, through a Power Of Attorney, to the Security/Finance Company, as the Beneficiary/Trustee of the consignmenton my behalf.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; I have agreed to share the money with you in the ratio of; 60% for me, 35% for you and 5% to take care of overall expenses incured in thecourse of the transaction. &nbsp; Finally,I have taken time to elaborate the nature of the business for your understanding, you are therefore free to ask questions in areas you don\'t understand.&nbsp; You are also at liberty to accept or reject my humble proposal. If you are in acceptance, reply immediately with your full name and address, telephone, fax numbers and maybe other vital information that may help us in this transaction, which shall be forwardedto the Security and finance Company,as things stands now,you will only be communicating with me by mail,everybody is afraid to come out do avoid being killed by Bomb.&nbsp; Please treat with utmost confidentiality.&n
bsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Contact me for more details. on jaziri_ahmed11@yahoo.com&nbsp;Jaziri AhmedBaghdad,Iraq

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