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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
• 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.
  • mohd.almahmied65@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mohd.almahmied65@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 12:44:12 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Modest Business Proposal


FROM THE DESK OF
MR.Mohammed Almahmied
REGIONAL MANAGER
NATIONAL BANK OF DUBAI
MUHAISNAH BRANCH
Private Email: mohd.almahmied65@gmail.com=20
=A0
HELLO DEAR,
=A0
My name is Mr Mohammed Almahmied, I am the regional manager of the National=
Bank of Dubai, Muhaisnah branch. I got your information during my search t=
hrough the Internet. I am 48years of age and married with 4 lovely kids. It=
may interest you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and don't want problem,
=A0but I don't know how you will feel about this because you might feel tha=
t its scam yes there are many scammers. But am telling you=20
that this is real and you are not going to regret after doing this transact=
ion with me. I only hope we can assist each other. If you don't want this b=
usiness offer kindly forget it as I will not contact you again.
I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as th=
e regional manager of the National Bank of Dubai; it is my duty
=A0to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital Abu Dhabi=
-UAE at the end of each year. On the course of the last year 2006
=A0end of year report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manage=
r made (Eleven Million Five Hundred thousand United States Dollars) [$11.5M=
] which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have =
since place this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any benefici=
ary.As an officer of the bank I can- not be directly connected to this mone=
y, so this informed my contacting you for us to work so that you can assist=
receive this money into your bank account for us to SHARE. While you will =
have 25% of the total fund. Note there are practically no risk involved, it=
will be bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to stand claim=20
as the original depositor of this fund who made the deposit with our branch=
so that my Head office can order the=20
transfer to your designated bank account. If you accept this offer to work =
with me, I will appreciate it very much.=20
As soon as I receive your response I will details you on how we can achieve=
it successfully.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of my mutual
business Endeavor by furnishing me with the following;
=A0
1. Your Full Names
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers
=A0
Best regards,
Mr.Mohammed Almahmied
Private Email: mohd.almahmied65@gmail.com
=0A=0A=0A

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