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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • address.abdullah_nasser@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. ABDULLAH NASSER" <abdullah_nasser@myway.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:19:30 +0400
Subject: Waiting for your reply

Attention Please,

The need to get a foreigner

I am Mr.Abdullah Nasser Executive Director of one of the appex bank.
An Iragi named Haider Hanoon,a business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, this is valued to Fourty Five million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in
my branch
The above set of facts underscores my reason to seek your permission to have you stand in as the next of kin to the deceased.

This funds will be approved and released in your favor as the next of kin if only you will adhere to my instruction and cooperate with me in one accord. I have all the legal and banking details of the deceased client that will facilitate our putting you forward as the
claimant/beneficiary of the funds and ultimately transfer of the $45.5M plus interest to any bank account nominated by you.I am prepared to compensate you with a 35% share of the total funds for your efforts.The final details will be given upon receipt an affirmation of your desire to participate.

Please contact me immediately whether or not you are interested in this proposal.
I ask that if you find no interest in this project that you should discard this mail. I ask that you do not be vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to you,delete this message and forget I ever contacted you.
If you are not, it will enable me scout for another foreign partner to carry out this deal. But where you are interested, contact me only through my private email address.abdullah_nasser@myway.com

Thank you,
ABDULLAH NASSER

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