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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (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.
  • navabisulaiman@she.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NAVABI SULAIMAN" <navsulaiman@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:26:07 +0700
Subject: BENEFICIAL ASSISTANCE

FROM : MR NAVABI SULAIMAN
SIR,
I AM NAVABI SULAIMAN ,AGED 27 YEARS OLD, A CITIZEN OF IRAQ. MY FATHER AND ENTIRE FAMILY WAS DESTROYED BY THE WAR, I'M NOW ONLY LEFT WITH MY MOTHER WHO WAS PARALYSED BY A BOMB ATTACK AND IS NOW UNDERGOING SOME TREATMENTS IN A HOSPITAL.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER HE CALLED ME ASIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAD SOME TREASURE IN A METALIC BOX WORTH USD18 MILLION DOLLARS DEPOSITED WITH A FINANACIAL SECURITY FIRM. AND HE WAS PLANNING FOR US TO LEAVE OUR COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THE WAR AND CARRY OUT INVESTMENT IN ANOTHER COUNTRY WITH THE MONEY. BUT QUITE UNFORTUNATELY BOMB KILLED MY FATHER.
BASE ON THE FACT THAT MY LATE FATHER DOCUMENTED THE WEALTH IN MY NAME AS THE FIRST SON AND BENEFICIARY, I THEN DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU TO ASSIST ME BRING OUT THIS SAVE BOX CONTAINING THE USD$18 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE FINANCIAL SECURITY FIRM AND THEN MOVE THE FUNDS TO YOUR COUNTRY SO THAT I CAN PAY MY MOTHERS HOSPITAL BILL AND ALSO TAKE CARE OF HER, HENCE SHE IS THE ONLY THING I HAVE NOW.
THE ON GOING POLITICAL SITUATION HERE IN THAILAND , COUPLE WITH MY INEXPERIENCE TO HANDLE SUCH HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL AFFECT THE FUND NEGATIVELY, THAT IS WHY I NEED YOU TO ACT AS MY FATHER'S BUSINESS PARTNER AS TO USE YOUR PARTICULARS TO OPEN A NON RESIDENT BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY OF THE LOCAL BANKS HERE WHERE WE SHALL PAY IN THE MONEY FOR ONWARD TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I WILL GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, 5% WILL BE USED TO REPAY ANY EXPENSES INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF THIS BUSINESS.WHILE 65% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY MOTHER AND INVESTMENTS WHICH WILL ALSO BE UNDER YOUR KIND CONTROL..
BEFORE MY FATHER'S DEATH,HE WARNED ME TO KEEP THIS BUSINESS TOP SECRET. SO PLEASE DO MAINTAIN THE SECRECY OF THIS BUSINESS.
YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT navabisulaiman@she.com , FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
THANKS.
NAVABI SULAIMAN

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