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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • abudulkarim1@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "abudul karim" <abudulkarim2@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:24:30 +0100
Subject: Salam Sir/Madam From Abdulkarim Mohammed your HELP needed urgent:


* **From Abdulkarim Mohammed,

Compliments of the season.I'm Abdulkarim Mohammed. I picked interest on you,
after glancing through your short profile; I wish to solicit your help in
migrating to your country and investing my funds. Briefly,I am a Sudanese
National and the son of Dr Mohammed Chowdhury.*

*
Until his death, my father was the Chief Executive of the Diamond Mine in
kanema, southern Sudan, on April 6 2004 Rebels (Arab Militias) invaded the
diamond mine An assassinated my father, mistaking him for his brother musa
Kindler who is a top Government official and special aide to the president.

When the news reached me with my mother , we Hurriedly gathered some
aluables in our family villa and escaped in the company with my mother Mrs
Amina because i am the Only son they have.

Among the valuables was a file that contained details of a deposit my father
made in a security company in Lome, Togo. The document stated that my father
deposited 3.5 million US dollars contained in a trunk box in my name.

The deposit was registered as family valuables and art works. I believe my
father made this fortune from the sale of Gold and diamonds during his time
as the Executive Director of the diamond mining
corporation.

Now that we are in Togo, my mother started sicking and dead too remining
only me here in togo no family and verified the existence of this deposit,i
need your help to move this deposit out of Lome to your country because i
cannot invest here due to our status as political refugees.

I am proposing to give you 20% of the total sum (3 .5 million US Dollars)
We will also set aside 5% of the funds for incidental expenses which you
could make in course of this transaction (fax messages, phone calls, air
tickets etc).

I am making this proposal in good faith believing that you will not
disappoint me knowing the difficult situation iam facing here in West
Africa.

I will ask you to treat the existence of these funds as top secret for
security reasons. Your urgent response will be appreciated as I will
personally arrange towards getting this fund into your country through
diplomatic means, also, send me your telephone number so that we talk
further i will like you to speak with you as man to man because am the one
will stand for my father s' proparty since i was only son, i am optimistic
that this fund will be safe in your hands, as a reputable person that you
are.

PLS REPLY THROUGH MY ALTERNATIVE BOX
**abudulkarim1@excite.com*<abudulkarim1@excite.com>
*
Thanks and Alah bless you,
Best regards.
Mr. Abdulkarim Mohammed: *

* *

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