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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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Fraud email example:

From: "haffez siddiqui" <haffezalsq@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:53:26 +0000
Subject: Very urgent

Mr Hafeez Al Siddiqui
House 922,Halal-Babel
Masbah,Baghdad,
Rep. of Iraq.

Hello dear,

YOUR URGENT COOPERATIONS IS HIGHLY REQUIRED

I am sorry for using this medium to contact you as it is highly unsecure
considering the nature of business I am proposing to you,but I have no
choice as it is the only medium I can use in establishing contact with you
that is quick as this matter is in dire need of urgent attention

MR HAFEEZ AL-SIDDIQUI is my name,I am an Iraqi National from the Kurdish
town of Qaradagh.I am a Principal Accountant with Al-Bayji oil Refinery
about 125 miles (200km)north of Baghdad.I am seriously in dire need of your
assistance,in respect of the below stated business.

As a result of the present political crisis in iraq,and by virtue of my oil
refinery in Al-bayji, was able to move out the sum of US$22.5m (twenty-two
Million,five hundred thousand United States Dollars)call-deposit, from my
office in the refinery,to a security / finance company (DABI
SADEARAT)based in ehran,Iran,for safe-keeping.

The terrible situation of things in my country now, cannot allow me to
travel out of iraq,therefore,I gave instructions to Dabi sadearat, to
transfer the consignment to its affiliate company in Europe FOR SECURITY
REASONS.The consignment is now in Europ.I am therefore soliciting your
assistance to claim the consignment on my behalf, since I cannot leave here
now due to the political crisis. I will present you,to the Security/Finance
Company as the Beneficiary/Trustee of the consignment on my behalf.

I have agreed to share the money with you in the ratio of:70% for me,25% for
you and 5% to take care of overall expenses incured in the course of the
transaction.Though we can still negotiate more on that aspect.

Finally,I have taken time to elaborate the nature of the business for your
understanding, you are therefore free to ask questions in areas you don't
understand.You are also at liberty to accept or reject my humble proposal.If
you are in acceptance,reply immediately with your full name and
address,telephone,fax numbers and maybe other vital information that may
help us in this transaction,which shall be forwarded to the Security anVd
finance Company.

For security reasons,you can write me through my alternative
email:haffizalsq@indiatimes.com

Please treat with utmost confidentiality.

Regards,

Hafeez AL Siddiqui

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