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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)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • ego_biko005@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "alimohand_077@terra.es" <alimohand_077@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:09:46 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY AND TOTAL TRUST !!!!




Dear Sir / Madam ,=20

How are you today and how is your family? Though
unexpectedly you receive this mail. I hope it will be
meaningful to you and that you will accept my offer to
you. I am taking a very big risk to write you this
mail because it is not part of my professional
conduct. Disregard this mail, if you are not capable
to handle it. I am Col.Mohammed Ali (Rtd). I=E2=80=99m the
Personal Physician/ADC and a close confidant to the
former president of Iraqi Saddam Hussein.=20

Due to the war that was ravaging our country recently,
as his personal=20
physician/ADC and a confidant, the President, Saddam
Hussein was using me through the diplomatic network he
set up to send out large sum of money in cash, in
United States Dollars for deposit into his personal
private bank account into some bank in Europe and
Asia, for his personal acquisition.=20

These he was doing because he did envisage that war
with America is=20
inevitable as a result may be toppled and escape to
foreign country where he would make use of the money.

Before this crisis I had already made two trips via
diplomatic=20
airlifts, ting of large deposit into some banks, on
his behalf.
Unfortunately and also fortunately, while trying to
organize the=20
airlifting of the third lodgements, the war started
and invasion took place, in the process of that
crises, I quickly hide two boxes already in my
possession with each containing $50 Million U.S
dollars making a total of $100 million United States
Dollars in all, in an underground military tank,
camouflaged.
=20
Due to the invasion, I remain hidden in a remote part
of the country=20
which can not be disclosed at this point for security
reasons.

The whole money is in cash and in $50 and $100 bills
domination. There=20
is no risk involve, all we require is CONFIDENTIALITY
AND TOTAL TRUST, DEVOID OF GREED.=20

I have arranged a diplomatic courier service based in
UAE that will=20
assist us transport and deposit this amount in sealed
container with=20
you, at any point you may wish to receive it. Can you
be capable to do=20
this? If you can, I now seek your assistance with the
details that I will give to you, claim this container
on my Wife behalf, who will definetly meet you in
person to be sure that you will not abscond with the
fund.
=20
I will give you all details including a contact
person/tracking number=20
that will assist you diplomatically to claim the
deposit. I will not=20
explain further till I hear from you as to your
capabilities with regards to this request. Note that
you will never have to contact me by phone except only
when I call you, besides most of the transaction will
be done through this mail. Should you be interested,
Reply urgently at ( ego_biko005@myway.com ) and also get back to me with yo=
ur contact details such as :

Your full: Name.......
=20
Your phone number...
Your location.....
=20
Your home and office addresses.....
=20
Your age.....
=20
Your real mailing address....
=20
Your company letter heading....
=20
This is subject to change for security reasons. I will
wait for your=20
response before giving you further details including
what percentage that will be given to you on
completion but you can make suggestion as to what you
want. It is risk free, but your have to proof
trustworthy and capable. Thank you and best regards.=20
=20
Col.Mohammed ali (Rtd).






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