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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • fatima_usmanhabillla@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Fatima Usman Habilla <fatima_usmanhabilla01@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <fatima_usmanhabillla@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 12:07:11 +0100
Subject: A Personal massage for you with tears(From Mrs Fatima Usman
Habilla).



Dearest Beloved Friend,
I write you this mail with utmost sincerity and truth,hoping you will be of great help to me and my little daughter.I am Mrs.Fatima Usman Habilla , from Kuwait.I am a 48yrs old woman living in a Cancer home in a far away country called Cotonou city,Benin Republic. I was married to Usman Habilla of blessed memory who worked with Kuwait embassy in Malaysia for nine good years before he died of stroke in the year 24/07/2000.My condition in the home is so bad that my doctor said I don't have time left. I have an only daughter from my late hunsband, who is just in high school, withnobody to take care of her when I am gone.My hunsband have a running account fix deposit with a Security and Trust Company in Malaysia(Amounting 15million$ USDollars).But due to my ill health condition, I will have to get someone to manage the funds till my daughter comes ofgood age and maturity.You will be given all the rights toclaim the benefits and secure it for my little daughter miss Almira Usman Habillawho is just 11yrs of age.I have no relatives to enstrust my late hunsband's wealth on,This is the reason why i am contacting you to help me secure the life of my littledaughter and my late hunsband's property.
As a proven and tested personality in your field.I believethat you can use your wealth of exprience to retrieve and manage the funds effectively and take good care of my little angel too.I will want to appoint you as a GUARDIAN to my little girl and giveyou the authority to claim the Deposit on my behalf as my late hunsband next of kin, until she reaches the speculated age of handling things by herself. Meanwhile, I do not want her to be too hasty about going into any otherthing than attending her lectures in school.I will send you details when you write back to me.Yours truly,Mrs Fatima Usman HabillaPrivate E-mail Contact: fatima_usmanhabillla@yahoo.com
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