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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • aishayyusuf@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: aisha yusuf <aishayyusuf@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:19:34 -0100
Subject: HOW ARE YOU?


Good day,
My name is Mrs. AISHA YUSUF,widow to late Dr ISHMEAL YUSUF former owner of Petroleum and Gas company KUWAIT.
(MAJOR OIL TYCOON KUWAIT) I am 68years old,suffering from long time cancer of the breast and the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. my late husband died early last year from heart attack,
after his death, i was controling his business becos we have know child.so I have now decided to spread some of our wealth to contribute mainly to the development of charity in Africa, America, Asia and Europe.From all indications my condition is really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't live more than few months according to my doctors.
Am sorry if you are embarrased by my mail.i found your e-mail address in the web directory,
and i decided to contact you,but if for any reason you find this mail offensive,you can ignore
it and please accept my appology.Before my late husband died he was a major oil tycoon in kuwait.
My late husband deposited the sum of 80 million dollars (Eigthy million dollars)in a company some years ago in Europe,(i need your trust).i need you to collect this fundsand distribute it to charity.so that when i die my soul can rest in peace.the funds will be entirely in hands and management.
10% of this money will be for your time and effort while 90% goes to charity.
Please if you can help me distribute this money to charity,
kindly send an email so as to provide you with further details.
God bless you.
yours faithfully
Mrs.Aisha Yusuf.
(aishayyusuf@aim.com)

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