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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:
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "observe utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • hanish2007@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: hanish <hanish0001@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: danielturay@email.com
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:08:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTN / VERY IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION( KINDLY RESPONSE BACK TO ME )

FROM / HANISH TURAY
A Sudanese Doctor .
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Warm Greetings,
With due respect and sincere goodwill,I write you this letter,which I pray must be given quick attention as you recieve it.
On my profile i am Mr.hanish Turay , a 20 years old son of late Dr. Simon Turay a Sudanese businessman and industrialist of Southren Sudan People's Liberation Army ( SPLA ) who died along with John Garang on 30 July 2005 after their Ugandan presidential Mi-172 helicopter he was flying in crashed .

My late father has Before his death deposited most of his finances with a Safe Deposit firm in ( Republic Of Ghana )total the sum of US$8m ( Eight million United States Dollars). He kept this fund in a security measure because of our longest-running civil war crises in our country aganist the
entire Southren Sudan minority.
Based on the family travail the agents of present ruling government of of Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR adopted "ModusOperandi" in seeing us killed that i and my family are currently residing in Ghana .

In order to avert this negative development, I in conjunction with my mother now seek your permission to allow us do a CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP/REASSIGNMENT OF CREDIT of stated funds from the deposit company to your name, so that the funds (US$8million)would be released to you as the BENEFICIARY (on
behalf of the family).

The family have secretly protected the deposit ,against this background that I and my family are currently residing in THE (REPUBLIC OF GHANA)where we were granted Refugee asylum . If you agree to help, we shall discuss the disbursement ratio in our next correspondence after we have been
acquainted. I have decided to offer 20% of the above sum for your assistance and possible help on investing in any reliable venture money based on your advice.
I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free both now and mere future .
Please I employ you to observe utmost confidentiality and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us. PLEASE INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY RESPONDING WITH THE FOLLOWING INFO.
Your full name and address
Your telephone/fax number.
Once I receive this information, I will prepare the necessary documents that will put you in place as the new owner beneficiary of the funds. The money will then be released to your custody by from the Deposit Safe Company.
Awaiting your swift response. Kindly reach me on this email at ( hanish2007@myway.com ) .

Sincerely yours,
Mr.Hanish Turay



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