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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • ",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)
  • "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
• 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.
  • mrs_aziaheliddrissa2@gazeta.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mrs_aziaheliddrissa@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs_aziaheliddrissa2 Gazeta.pl" <mrs_aziaheliddrissa2@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:35:19 +0300
Subject: FROM MRS. AZIAH EL-IDDRISSA


FROM: MRS. AZIAH BINTI EL-IDDRISSA
Email: *mrs_aziaheliddrissa2@gazeta.pl* <mrs_aziaheliddrissa2@gazeta.pl>
or *mrs_aziaheliddrissa@hotmail.com* <mrs_aziaheliddrissa@hotmail.com>
DARFUR, SUDAN

Dear Sir/Madam,

Compliments! (Assalamalaikum) My name is Mrs. Aziah Binti El-Iddrissa the
wife of late Eng. Mohammed Azizi El-Iddrissa, an Engineering Contractor and
Director with the Sudan Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Precision &
Extraction Company who was murdered in cold blood here in my country Sudan.
I got your contact address through my intensive researching in your
country's registration directory, on my quest as a Widow to find a
trustworthy person abroad on whom I can repose confidence in him, to enable
my late husband's Financial Representative (Bank Manager) through whom his
Contract payment (US$20,500,000.00) was made in South Africa, to transfer
the funds to your Account overseas as his Foreign Contractor partner and
receive the funds for my family. However, as I does not have any Busin ess
experience, I preferred to contact you in confidence for your assistance to
transfer this funds in your name abroad for avoidance of any complications
by the government authority here in Sudan if I should let the Bank Manager
to transfer the funds in my husband's Account.

I have written to the Bank Manager last weekend after the burial, regarding
my husband's Contract payment funds which was paid through him. He replied
and confirmed to me that the (US$20,500,000.00 PAYMENT BANK DRAFT) for my
husband's Contract payment is still intact with him in the Bank. He further
informed me that he is only waiting for me to direct him about how he can
transfer the funds to me so that he could process and transfer the funds to
my family because the transfer will only take less then five (5) days for
transferring the money. As a Widow and based on the War here in my country
over 5 years by armed Militiamen and Rebel Groups against Government troops,
wh ich has killed thousands of people and many other UN foreign Soldiers, I
would prefer to transfer this funds abroad with you as my late husband's
Company partner hence my husband has been killed. So that you can invest the
funds in your country in any good Business investment project for the future
of my family which you will also be a key Director in all my family's
Business establishment over there in your country. I have resolved to offer
you 25% Commission for your Assistance from the total amount of this funds
and also cover all the expenses involved in transferring this funds to your
Account from the 75% balance for my family's investment establishment in
your country after the money has been transferred to your Account.
Therefore, I kindly requested you to send me this details below to enable us
signed an Agreement and I will then release the Contract documents for
transferring the funds to you.

* YOUR NAMES IN FULL:
* RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
* COMPANY'S NAME & ADDRESS:
* NATIONALITY:
* TEL /FAX /MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:

Finally, immediately I received your information's and acceptance to assist
my family to transfer this funds with you, I will then release and send you
all the *CONTRACT PAYMENT DOCUMENTS* which was signed in my husband's name
for your confirmation and Guarantee about this transaction before you will
then forward them to the Bank Manager to enable him release the
US$20,500,000.00 PAYMENT BANK DRAFT and transfer the funds to you as I have
informed him last week that you are my late husband's Foreign Company
partner before my sending you this letter since he has assured me that
this transaction will only take five (5) days for transferrring the money to
you.

Thanks for your kindest& nbsp;acceptance and assistance in helping my family
to transfer this funds with you. May Allah bless you for assisting my family
in this transaction.

Yours Faithfully,


*MRS. AZIAH BINTI EL-IDDRISSA *

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