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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:
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • amdshaheen@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: AHMED SHAHEEN <ahmedshaheen@mixmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:19:53 +0200
Subject: URGENT RESPOND NEEDED PLEASE









NEW GEORGIA, TOWN CENTER
MONTSERRADO COUNTY
LIBERIA
Email: amdshaheen@yahoo.es

Dear Sir,

My name is Mr Ahmed Shaheen from Egypt. I live and work in Liberia as the former Bank manager of Liberia United Bank, Inc. (LUBI) which was closed in 1999 by the Government.
http://www.theperspective.org/lubibank.html

I have been here since the closure of the bank trying to make ends meet but it has not been easy as the new political situation is making it difficult for foreigner hence i have decided to go back home.

Sir, My best Friend, Wife and only son died in the 31 October 1999 Egyptian 990 Air crash from New York to Cairo which killed all 217 people aboard.(May their Soul rest in perfect peace).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/500904.stm
http://judicial-inc.biz/Egyptair_990.htm
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/prem/200111/langewiesche

However, before the death of my Friend, he has deposited the sum of $10.5M (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollas) in my bank under my Supervision since he trades on Diamond between Liberia, America and Egypt.
After the death of my friend, there was a serious instability in my bank then i had to with the help of the Bank Accountant move the fund to a very strong security company in Europe for safe keeping. All document to this effect is with us should they be needed.


I am writing for you to assist us in retriving this fund from the security company and then transfer it to your account for us since you are a foreigner.

Should you be interested, kindly reply to amdshaheen@yahoo.es with the information’s below but if not, disregard this mail so that i can scout for other partner.

Your full Name
Your Telephone and fax number
Your full house address
scan copy of your Drivers License or the informage of your International Passport

Best regards,

Mr Ahmed Shaheen


N.B Upon the receipt of your reply, we shall discuss mode of sharing

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