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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.
• 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.
  • paulleech6@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Paul Leech" <paulleech5@islammemo.cc>
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 13:09:49 +0300
Subject: Pls reply asap



Pls reply asap

I am Mr.paul leech Executive Director of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd, taiwan.

An Iraqi named fadi bassem,a business man made a numbered fixed deposit
for 12 calendar months, this is valued to Eight Million United State Dollars only in my branch.

Uponmaturity several notice was sent to him, even during the war, four years ago(2003). Again after the war another notification was sent and still no response
came from him. We later found out that fadi bassem and his family had been
killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home at Mukaradeeb

After further investigation it was also discovered that fadi bassem did not
declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his
bank deposit.My proposal is to put you as next of kinand have the funds released to you for us to share 50/50 for your assistance
should you be interested in executing this with me; indicate yourinterest by sending me the following:
1. YOUR NAME
2. YOUR RESIDENT ADDRESS
3. YOUR OCCUPATION
4. YOUR PHONE NUMBER
5. DATE OF BIRTH
6. COUNTRY OF RESIDENT

Your response with the requested information should be
sent to reach me at my personal email address below:

paulleech6@yahoo.com.hk

Sincerely,

Mr.paul leech

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