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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
  • "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.
  • ishmaelabdulghani0001@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: Ishmael abdulghani <ishmaelabdulghani0003@hotmail.fr>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:51:07 +0100
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME OUT


Dear Friend, My name is Mr. Ishmael Abdulghani, 33 years old from Dafur , Sudan now under United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) asylum protection with my sister in Ghana because of the war in my country. My father was killed along side with my mother during the long civil war and his properties were totally destroyed.However, after their death I managed to escape with a very important file of my father which stated that he deposited the sum of (US$19.5M) Nineteen Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars in a private security vault in cotonou benin republic with my name as the Next of Kin. Though, the fund was registered, declared and deposited as family treasures for security reasons. Now, I would appreciate you to represent me and my brother in withdrawing the funds and also help us invest it in profitable ventures since we have limited knowledge in business and you will also make residence arrangement for us in your country. To know more concerning the war in my country as i explained to you in this business proposal letter, please view the below website so that you can understand more. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10744362 I need your friendship and trust to start life again in your country and put our horrible past behind us. Please upon your response, do not fail to send your email to this my confidentail email address stated herein for security reason: ishmaelabdulghani0001@yahoo.co.uk.
Thanks and May the almighty Allah / God bless you and your entire family as you help. Ishmael Abdulghani
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