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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • ",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)
  • "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)
  • "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: ABDUL AL MALIK <ekemzee@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: almalik07@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 07:13:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT IRAQ SUPPLY CONTRACT


Dear Sir/Madam,
Your good name and address have been recommended to us as an authorized contractor/manufactures/exporters of various items from your country.
To introduce our selves to you, we are iraq contract committee for contractors/suppliers/manufacturers exporters representatives in iraq.

Presently we are actively engaged in sourcing of the under listed items for an urgent contract supply to the Iraq Government of Basra.
we have been in this line of business since reconstruction plegde was made by the Bush Government, many successful years satisfying our numerous
contractors/suppliers for the government with all their needs.

Our recent expansion and desire to promote trade and industry link in your country has afforded us the opportunity to contact your esteem company,
for an urgent contract supply of the under listed items to the Government of Iraq.

1. Twenty-five pieces of 3000kva Generators plus cables
2. Fourty-two pieces of 1000kva Generators plus cables
3. Ten pieces of 300kva generators plus cables
4. Two hundred and fifty pieces of central Aircondition units
CONTRACT NO: 00087/550097/CIG-O8
CONTRACT AMOUNT: US$25,000,000.00
CONTRACT LOCATION: MONSUL-BASRAH-UMM QASAAR AND BAGDAHD.
SHIPPING: CIF PORT OF BASRA

Please if you can supply us with all of the above listed items, do not hesitate to inform us by mail so that we can stop further negotiations,
with other foreign companies for an urgent supply on all of the captioned iterms.

Looking forward to hear from you
Best regards,
Mr.ABDUL AL MALIK
FOR: CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE.
KHUALAFA ARRUSSFI SQUARE
BAGDAHD-IRAQ

MR.HENRY A.WAXMAN
CHAIRMAN: OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT
REFORM COMMITTEE.
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