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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:
  • ",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)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "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)
  • "very confidential" (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 next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • mahmoudsakka75@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:33:28 +0400
Subject: Greetings From Dubai........?


My Dear,



This letter may have come to you as a surprise, but I believe it is only a
day that people meet and become great friends/ business partners. I am,
currently Head of Corporate Affairs Department with a reputable bank here in
the United Arab Emirates. I write this proposal to you in good faith,
believing that I can trust you with the information I am about to reveal to
you.

I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On
June 5th, 2000, a German Business tycoon Mr. Christian Goetz made a (Fixed
deposit)for 60 calendar months, valued at US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve Million
Five hundred Thousand Dollars only) in my bank and I happen to be his
account officer before I was moved to my present position recently.


The maturity date for this deposit contract was on the 3rd of April 2008.
Before this date, I have tried my possible best to locate a Next of Kin to
late Christian Goetz, but all efforts proved abortive, because all his
family, died in the plane crash of Concorde Air France Flight AF4590 which
took place on 25th July 2000, You can read morestory about the plane crash
by visiting
thiswebsite;http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm With the recent
mandate from the United Nation organization to the Government of the
United Arab Emirates to checkmate terrorism. The Government has ordered for
interrogation of all account owners whose deposit account is in excess of $
1.000.000.00 Dollars.

Because of this bill passed by the government if I do not act fast want to
transfer this fund to an account outside United Arab Emirates Obviously if
I do not conclude arrangements to transferthis funds the Government will
definitely confiscate the money, I decided to utilize this life time
opportunity, instead of allowing this funds to be confiscated by the
Government , Since I cannot directly claim the money without the help of a
foreigner this is the reasons I am contacting you for assistance. As the
Account Officer to late Christian Goetz, coupled with my present position
and status in the bank, I have the power to influence the release of the
funds to any foreigner that comes up as the Next of Kin to the account, with
the correct information concerning the account, which I shall give you. I am
having the secret Code for the account, which only the account owner or his
Next of Kin is privileged to know. I shall supply all necessary information
we need for the claim and there is practically no risk involved, the
transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of law.

If you accept to work with me, I want you to state how you wish us to
share the funds in percentage, so that both parties will be satisfied. I
shall explain to you in details how we shall handle the transaction once I
receive your response. Thanking you in advance and May God bless you.
Please, treat with utmost confidentiality. I shall send to you all relative
information's concerning the account and the copy of the deposit slip issued
to Mr.Christian Goetz when the deposit was made for your perusal.

I shall send to you all my confidential telephone numbers as soon as I
receive your response.Please mail me throught this email:
mahmoudsakka75@yahoo.com


Regards,
MR.Mahmoud El Sakka

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