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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:
  • "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • hassan_tahirsay2008@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • hassan_tahiray2008@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: hassan_tahiray2008@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:29:37 -0800 (PST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: hassan_tahirsay2008@yahoo.com

I NEED YOUR HELP

- Attention. I know this might come to you as a surprise but, I plead with you to consider this mail by reading carefully. My name is Hassan Mohammed Tahir, I'm 28years old. I’m from the southern part of Sudan. I’m first son of late Suleiman Mubadala Tahir, he was attack and murdered by the Sudan rebel military, because he was accusing some of group of peoples of supplying arms to the Sudan liberation rebel military who raided Al-Fashir and killed many officers. The death of my father has brought sorrow and problem comes to my life. But, the only thing I can do now is to look for a foreign partner who can stand of my behalf as my late father foreign business partner, am now here in Accra Ghana to claim my late father consignment in Trident Security Company, he used my name to deposited the funds as a next of kin to huge sum of $13.500.000 Million US Dollars inside trunk boxes, which my late father deposited with a Trident Security Company hear in Ghana, in West Africa. Before the death of my father, he warned me that I should look for an elderly person who I will trust and take me as his own son to protect and invest the funds for me until when I grow up and finished my education. To almighty Allah Be the Glory. I have been able to locate the trident security company here in Ghana and the security company director also confirms the geniality of the trunk boxes to me. Dearest one I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance to be my foreign partner as my late father friends and to help me clear the treasured trunk boxes from the security company and help me claims the boxes out of the company hear to your country. the transferring of the treasure boxes to you there in your country abroad as my foreign partner for the funds inside it is to be invested into any lucrative business venture that will yield us a better profit. I am presently in a refugee camp here in Ghana, hence my contacting you for this help, So that I can invest this money and continue my education and your advice and suggestions will be highly appreciated by get back to me. Can you honestly help me as a Son? Please, consider this my message to you and get back to me as soon as possible. Thank you so much, may almighty Allah guiding you and your family. Regards, Hassan Mohammed Tahir. Email: hassan_tahiray2008@yahoo.com

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