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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • dr.georges_moufarrij1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. GEORGES MOUFARRIJ" <dr.georges@citibank.org> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dr.georges_moufarrij10@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:33:35 +0200
Subject: (ATM-211)/CitiBank.

Dear friend,



I know this will come to you as a surprise because you dont know me. I am Dr. Georges Moufarrij, I work in the Citibank International Plc as the Head Of the Packaging and Courrier service Dept. During the air-lift of some presidential Luggages to Middle east, I decided to include additional Luggages Containing $15M(Fiftheen Million US Dollars)Only for my own Benefit though it was Labelled Security "Equipment" for security reasons.



I am Obliged to contact you to assist me in getting this luggage cleared and delivered to you from the agent as I have agreed on the Following terms.
1) Relevant Documents to claim this luggage will be procured in your name to enable the agent clear and deliver it to your mailing address.
2) That you will be entitled to a share of 30% of the total Money.
3) That 5% of the total money will be set aside for any expenses.
4) That 65% of the money will be for me.



If this business Transaction/Terms is ok by you, do Furnish me with your full names,Mailing Address,Your Personal Telephone/Fax Numbers for Communication and Onward Transfer to the agent in Middle East. You can reach me at my private email address: dr.georges_moufarrij1@yahoo.com



Note that this Business Transaction is 100% risk free as all relevant documents to back up the claim of the luggage will be provide for you hence we advice you to keep the entire transaction close to yourself until you must have received the luggage,for security reasons.Other modalities will be discussed as soon as you get back to me. Use this code when replying: (ATM-211)/CitiBank.



Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Georges Moufarrij
Courier Dept(Citibank Plc).

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