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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "keep this confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: mrs zayn fadl <mrszayn_00fadl@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrszayn_2007fadl@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:26:40 +0400
Subject: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE


FROM THE DESK OF THE METRON DUBAI METROPOLITAN MOTHERLESS BABIES HOME
Dear sir/
I need your assistance to stand as a beneficiary to sum of 5.5million =
usd lying down unclaimed in one of the security company here in dubai which =
i has all the legitimate documents as a metron of metropolitan motherless =
babies home dubai.The fund mentioned above belongs to one deceased mr =
al-alghan,what happen is that the deceased mr al-alghan from iraq came to =
this dubai with his four year kid named usman in 1999 as a refugee after he =
lost his wife due to the war in iraq,he brought his son usman to us to take =
care of him ,later in 2001 mr al-alghan died as a hiv/aids patient.
In 2005 his only surviving son died also because he was infected too,due =
my families closeness to mr al-alghan befor his death he disclose some of his =
secret account to me both in dubai and in iraq,i have investigated since the =
middle of this year and find out base on the documents available with me as a =
family friend to the deceased and find out that the deceased deposited =
5.5million usd in a security company here in dubai and 19.8million usd in one =
of the iraqi banks which i can not have any access to that base on my job as =
a metron of motherless babies home.
i will like you to stand as a next of kin to the deceased for us to pull =
this golden fund,it is 100%risk free,out of this amount 30% for you and 40% =
for me while 30% will go for motherless babies home.please base on my job and =
religion i will like you to keep this confidential and top secret.pls =
indicate interest by sending me all this neccessary requirements below
YOUR FULL NAME
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER/FAX
STATE OF ORIGIN
AGE
RELIGION
OCCUPATION
Immediately you comply urgently befor 4 to 5 working days the fund will be =
transfered to your account after we might have sign agreement that will bind =
us for any of us not to disappoint each other when the money is transfered in =
your account.hoping you will be honest with me.
looking forward for your earliest reply
may almighty GOD and ALLAH bless you.
mrs zayn fadl
metron dubai metropolitan motherless babies home

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