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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:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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.
  • hashia_mohamed@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Hashia Mohamed" <alija500@najaf.cc> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mokano05@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:01:20 +0700
Subject: YOUR RESPONCE IS NEEDED PLEASE ( From Mrs. Hashia Mohamed )

From : Mrs. Hashia Mohamed
United Nation housing complex.
Dubai, United Arab Emirate
Email : hashia_mohamed@yahoo.com



Dear sir / Madam,

Compliment of the day, I decided to unfold our investment plan to you after going through your profile from your country trade journal of which I was convince as to solicit for your assistance and help, before I proceed I will like to introduce myself to you for your reference, I am Mrs. Hashia Mohamed the Wife of late Sheik Mohamed from Basra in southern city of Iraq, My late husband was the former Chairman of Baath Party under Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq From 1999 to 2003 before the United State invasion of Iraq, He was assassinated during the US invasion of Iraq due to his opposition to US invasion, Before his death he was able to confirm to us of an existence deposit of US$7,500,000.00 ( Seven Million five hundred thousand US DOLLARS ) which he prudently deposited cash in oversea depository and finance security firm in Bangkok -Thailand for safekeeping ( for security reasons.)

Presently I am Temporary living a political exile life here in Dubai ( United Arab Emirate ) where I was granted assylum therefor living under the protection of the United Nation High Commission for our safety due to the continue problem with the Iraq government , Under this circumstances we have just decided to invest this fund in a profitable business but being that we have no idea into any business before this time, Already my son Mr. Musa Mohamed have just arrived Bangkok, Thailand in respect of claiming the fund as the next of kin as we have just finalize every process with the security vault management.


Your help is needed because this fund was deposited cash in Bangkok, Thailand by my late husband but as a refugee we are limited from handling such huge amount of cash as we are prevented by anti labour law of Thailand from operating a personal bank account of our own, Now that every arrangement for the release of the fund have been completed to my son as the next of kin which is the reason why I contacted you so that we can come into partnership agreement to enable us transfer this fund to your country for investment purposes.

Please bear in mind that you are facing no risk of any kindas far as this transaction is concern because all the document of this fund is intact with us as the legitimate owner and every process for the release of the fund to us have been fully completed, I will be hoping to hear from you to enable us conclude every arrangement as that will give me the opportunity to draft an agreement between both of us




1 .I will offer a reasonable 15% percentage from the total fund as a compensation for your assistance toward your help in transferring the fund to your country for investment purpose.

2. I will map out 5% of the total fund to meet up any expenses incure during the transaction.

For further information and procedure I will be expecting your immediate reply as soon as possible as this will give us the opportunity to conclude all further arrangement on meeting to know each other, sealing every agreement to protect each others interest and transferring of the fund to your bank in your country. thanks for your co-operation and hoping to see a good family relationship with you.

Please kindly regard my contact to you through email as an alternative for the security of the transaction.Hoping to hear from you soonest.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Hashia Mohamed
For the Family

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