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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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barrmohammedsaid@myway.com
  • barrmohammedsaid2@mail.lawguru.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mohammed Said <barrmohammedsaid06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barrmohammedsaid@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:38:34 +0000
Subject: respond urgently.



Pls Reply to: barrmohammedsaid@myway.com barrmohammedsaid2@mail.lawguru.com Attn:Dear Sir,I am Barrister Al Mohammed El Said, Former Legal/family Attorney to theousted Iraqi President General Saddam Hussein. I was Tortured andIncarncerated for speaking out against the Devilish and Inhumane actions ofhis son Uday Hussein.While i was working with the former President, i was entrusted withmany assets and Funds which i was keeping safe for the family, upon myrelease from Prison. all the assets and funds in my possession were allretrieved except a certain Fund amounting to the tune of Fourty Million United States Dollars($40,000,000.00) which is proceedsfrom Crude Oil sales of one of his numerous Oil Companies andregistered with a foreignname under a Foreign Account and i am the only person who knows aboutthis Fund and also has all the necessary informations and Documentsabout the account which i will give to you.It is in view of the above facts that i am contacting you as aforeigner to help in transferring this Money abroad into your accountas thecurrent restrictions on travelling and the Fact that the Funds is in aforeigner's name under a Foreign Account therefore the Bank officialswill wellcome any foreigner with correct information about the accountwhich i will give to you.Also there are other factors which has made it impossible for me to doit as it was only possible for me to escape from Iraq to Kuwait fromwhere i am currently contacting you.We are going to sign a Binding agreement of Trust to makle sure thatnone of the parties involved will be cheated in the transaction as iwilltravel along with my family to your Country for sharing andInvestments as soon as the ban on travelling and other restrictions islifted.You also have to note that after the successful transfer of the fund toyour account, it will be shared as follows: you will be given 35% ofthe Total Fund for your services, 60% will be for me while theremaining5% will be for expenses incurred in the course of the transaction.I look forward to your positive and co-operative response.Yours,Barrister Al Mohammed El Said.
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