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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (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)
  • "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • alhaja.hassankamel@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alhaja.Hassan Kamel" <alhaja.hassankamel@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:40:34 +0200
Subject: DEAR FRIEND




Date: June 9th 2008.
From: Alhaja.Hassan Kamel
Email:< alhaja.hassankamel@yahoo.com [mailto:alhaja.hassankamel@yahoo.com] >
Subject: Business Transaction!!!

Dear Friend,

With due honor and respect,I introduce myself to you for a better business relationship.
My names are Mr.Kamel Hassan,a Sierra Leonean citizen,I work under indemnity of gold & diamond assurance securities company in Sierra Leone, I joined the services of the above firm in 1995. I got your contact courtesy of your country chambers of commerce and industry, when searching for a trusted partner that will assist me to safeguard a fund worth $15million United States dollars in offshore account overseas.I had a client by name Mr.Josip Miloševiæ from Yugoslavia, who was a gold & diamond dealer, an offshore engineer, infect I helped him to acquire his resident and work permits whiles he was here,he made me his legal adviser on all his business empires. Based on the pathetic case that prompted my desires in contacting you are that of Mr.Miloševiæ, is a native of Serbia and Montenegro, the new breakup republic from Yugoslavia. He deposited some money worth $15 million United States Dollars in assurance securities company.On November 25th 2007,I discovered that Mr. Miloševiæ has dead, he died on January 13th 2007, in a Helicopter crashes on an offshore crude oil exploration in and has been buried and All my efforts to establish contacts with any of his relatives prove unsuccessful.

His Deposit Policy will expire this year by August 2008 from the date of this letter;Just last mouth, we received an instruction from ministry of social welfare to forward Particulars of all unclaimed benefits that will expire this year 2008. It is not my Intention to allow some corrupts government officials to line their pocket this time around. The Sierra Leone Deposit Law on unclaimed benefits stipulates Code under Section 7 Subsections 10 cap"15 Laws of the republic of Sierra Leone that "once such unclaimed benefits have over stayed a maximum period 5 years, it should be returned and forfeited to the Government treasury. I must assure you that there are no risks involved since I have all the documents that backup this deal. Please don’t hesitate to update me. Thanks and hope to hear from you as soon as possible.

Please I will like you to include your phone number for easy communication.I would like both of us to handle this deal.

Mr.Kamel Hassan




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