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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
• 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.
  • ibrahassan1938@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: hassan ibrahim <ibrahassan@web.de>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:50:26 +0200
Subject: As-salam 'alaykum,


As-salam 'alaykum,

Hope this day finds you well? I am Hassan Ibrahim a merchant in DUBAI, I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer,Which has defiled all forms of medical treatments, I want you to help me collect my deposit and dispatched it to Charity organizations which I deposited in a security/finance firm abroad, Which no one knows about,It is huge cash deposit which i earn from my jewelries business. At this moment, my immediate family members are at war with me because i refused to give them the information about this deposit with a firm in Europe. (Twenty Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S dollars) I have set aside 25% for you, then 5% for any expenses insured.
I can never disclose it because i have promised Almighty Allah to use this funds to help the needy once. Please dont have any fear in mind i will guarantee you 100% risk free.If you are interested, please send your prompt reply to my email address below immediately so that i can explain in full details about this transaction to your understanding.

Email:ibrahassan1938@aim.com
May Almighty Allah bless you abundantly.

Mr Hassan Ibrahim



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