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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.
  • aishamohm2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS AISHA MOHAMMED" <aishairaq@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 12:09:08 +0700
Subject: URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED PLEASE(mrs aisha mohammed)

From:MRS AISHA MOHAMMED.
Attn:The Managing Director
Before I proceed, may I humbly introduce myself to your goodself, My
Name is Mrs. Aisha mohammed, an Iraqi widow woman ,my husband was until
recently, one of the personal aid to the president of Iraq who was
formerly overthrown out of power
Prior to this last serious crisis that is still ravaging in my
country,which recently led to misfortune of our government and my late
husband
position as the personal aid to the president, We inherited the sum of
US$7 million.The funds were originally gotten from my late husband
proceeds. My late husband was able to safe guard the fund with a very
good
diplomatic contact from my Country and deposited it in thailand. .I
have decided to contact you because I am interested in investing in
your
country which is investment friendly. Please kindly guide and assist me
in making the right investment since I am also interested in buying a
residential property as I will be moving with my only son musa in over
there as soon as every thing regarding technical and logictics details
is worked out and ascertained to our respective satisfaction. In view
of
your participation,I am ready to give you a good negotiable percentage
for your assistance,or better still commit it into viable Joint venture
projects with you.,be assured that you stand no risk of any kind as the
funds belong to me and my only survived son mousa who is in thailand
now as refugee. As soon as I get your consent, we will quickly move
this
fund to your country for investment . However, upon your acceptance to
work as my partner, you can contact me with my private e-mail for
more details.
Please consider this mail urgently we trapped in the middle of war.
I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on this and
other business ventures will derive a huge success here after, please
include you private contact telephone number and private e-mail when
replying.
CONTACT ME AT MY PRIVATE EMAIL aishamohm2@yahoo.com
Yours Sincerely.
MRS.AISHA MOHAMMED.

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